Ferraria variabilis leaves
Author: Ivan Lätti
Photographer: Judd Kirkel Welwitch
The basal leaves of Ferraria variabilis grow in an annual tuft, sword-shaped or linear with acutely pointed tips and sheathing the stem. The leaves are grey-green to blue-green and leathery. The vein lines are faint without a dominant central one or midrib (Manning, 2007; Leistner, (Ed.), 2000).