Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.
Recently the circumscription of the genus Wurmbea has been increased to include Onixotis punctata and Onixotis stricta.[1]
African species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015 are:[2][3]
Australian species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015 are:[2]
Wurmbea inusta, a species from South Africa 
This specimen might be Wurmbea spicata, Cedarberg South Africa Wurmbea stricta. This species used to be classified first in the genus Dipidax, then in Onixotis. This specimen photographed near Hermon in the Western Cape, but the species occurs widely in seasonally wet regions in fynbos. Wurmbea is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Colchicaceae, native to Africa and Australia. There are about 50 species, with about half endemic to each continent.
Recently the circumscription of the genus Wurmbea has been increased to include Onixotis punctata and Onixotis stricta.
African species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015 are:
Wurmbea angustifolia B.Nord. – E. Zimbabwe to S. Africa Wurmbea burttii B.Nord. – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal Wurmbea capensis Thunb. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea compacta B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea dolichantha B.Nord. – W. Cape Province Wurmbea elatior B.Nord. – S. Africa Wurmbea elongata B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea glassii (C.H.Wright) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S. Cape Province Wurmbea hiemalis B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea inusta (Baker) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea kraussii Baker – S. Africa Wurmbea marginata (Desr.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea minima B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea monopetala (L.f.) B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea punctata (L.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea pusilla E.Phillips – Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal Wurmbea recurva B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea robusta B.Nord. – S.W. Cape Province Wurmbea spicata (Burm.f.) T.Durand & Schinz – Cape Province Wurmbea stricta (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. – Cape Province Wurmbea tenuis (Hook.f.) Baker – Tropical & S. Africa Wurmbea variabilis B.Nord. – Cape ProvinceAustralian species accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of January 2015 are:
Wurmbea australis (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates – South Australia Wurmbea biglandulosa (R.Br.) T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Queensland to SE. Australia Wurmbea calcicola T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. Australia Wurmbea centralis T.D.Macfarl. – Central & S. Australia Wurmbea cernua T.D.Macfarl. – S. Western Australia Wurmbea citrina (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates – S.E. Australia Wurmbea decumbens R.J.Bates – South Australia (Eyre Peninsula) Wurmbea densiflora (Benth.) T.D.Macfarl. – Western Australia Wurmbea deserticola T.D.Macfarl. – W. & Central Australia Wurmbea dilatata T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia Wurmbea dioica (R.Br.) F.Muell. – S.W. & S.E. Australia Wurmbea drummondii Benth. – S.W. Australia Wurmbea fluviatilis T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case – N.W. Western Australia Wurmbea graniticola T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. Australia Wurmbea inflata T.D.Macfarl. & A.L.Case – W. Central Western Australia Wurmbea inframediana T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia Wurmbea latifolia T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Australia Wurmbea monantha (Endl.) T.D.Macfarl. – W. & S.W. Western Australia Wurmbea murchisoniana T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia Wurmbea nilpinna R.J.Bates – South Australia Wurmbea odorata T.D.Macfarl. – W. Western Australia Wurmbea pygmaea (Endl.) Benth. – WS.W. Western Australia Wurmbea saccata T.D.Macfarl. & S.J.van Leeuwen – N.W. Western Australia Wurmbea sinora T.D.Macfarl. – S.W. & S. Western Australia Wurmbea stellata R.J.Bates – South Australia Wurmbea tenella (Endl.) Benth. – Western Australia Wurmbea tubulosa Benth. – WS.W. Western Australia Wurmbea uniflora (R.Br.) T.D.Macfarl. – S.E. Australia
