Biebersteiniaceae

Biebersteinia multifida is a strange plant, it has a tuber, shy yellow flowers and roundishg fruits, which you can see here. The leaves are hairy and much dissected. Biebersteinia use to belong to the geranium plant family (Geraniaceae), today it has its own damily Biebersteiniaceae.

and here is the whole plant in its rocky habitat.

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