HYPOXIDACEAE

Hypoxis hirsuta

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flowers--could you tell whether this is a monocot or a dicot, using these flowers alone as a clue? flowers again, showing long anthers--do you see the solitary pale green style in the middle of each flower?
Hypoxis hirsuta leaves1.jpg (129947 bytes)
flowers from beneath, showing greenish undersides of tepals leaves
Hypoxis hirsuta habit1.jpg (121297 bytes)
habit--the leaves are difficult to see among the grass!