This is one of several species that have slender, lanceolate leaves, including
Eriospermum exile,
Eriospermum bayeri and
Eriospermum lanceifolium. The leaf of
Eriospermum graminifolium is leathery, slender, lanceolate and grass-like (100mm x 9mm). Usually the faintly hairy sides of the leaves are curved upwards, to the point where the leaf can seem partly rolled up. The irregular-shaped tuber is pinkish inside. The white flowers appear on a slender inflorescence in February to April.
Eriospermum graminifolium occurs in sandy or clay soils, in the south western Cape, extending as far east as the town of George. == References ==