Ledebouria cooperi

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Asparagaceae}} {{Speciesbox |image= Ledebouria cooperi - Flickr - peganum.jpg |image_caption= |genus = Ledebouria |species = cooperi |authority = (Hook.f.) Jessop | synonyms = Many, including: * ''Scilla cooperi'' {{small|Hook.f.}} * ''Scilla globosa'' {{small|Baker}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=powo>{{cite POWO |id=537311-1 |title=''Ledebouria cooperi'' (Hook.f.) Jessop |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> }}

'''''Ledebouria cooperi''''' is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, also called '''Cooper's African hyacinth'''.<ref name=pza>{{cite web |title=''Ledebouria cooperi'' (Hook.f.) Jessop |url=http://pza.sanbi.org/ledebouria-cooperi |work=PlantZAfrica |publisher=South African National Biodiversity Institute |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref> It is native to Eswatini, Namibia, and South Africa (Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces).<ref name = powo/>

==Description== The flowers of ''Ledebouria cooperi'' are mostly lilac, pink, or purple.<ref name=pza/> The leaves are linear in shape, pointing upwards or spreading. The species is variable in appearance, particularly in the shape and colouring of the leaves.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Venter |first=S. |title=Synopsis of the genus ''Ledebouria'' Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa |journal=Herbertia |volume=62 |year=2008 |page=100 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236033953 |via=ResearchGate}}</ref> <gallery> File:Ledebouria cooperi.jpg </gallery>

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cooperi Category:Flora of Namibia Category:Flora of South Africa Category:Flora of Swaziland Category:Plants described in 1866 Category:Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker