Babiana fragrans is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1534-118 SANBI Redlist The species is endemic to the Western Cape. The species was named after Henry Georges Fourcade.http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77077758-1 Plants of the World Online It occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Malmesbury and Ceres and has a range of 6800 km². The plant has lost much of its habitat (65%) in the low-lying areas between Stellenbosch, Paarl and Cape Town and in the Ceres Valley to development, agricultural activities and invasive species. The threats continue.
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