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in biology, Kniphofia Acraea (Latin:Kniphofia acraea Codd) is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae. Plants are dwarfed, with short recurved leaves forming tight clumps no more than 150 mm above the ground. The orange tipped inflorescence reaches up to 500 mm and is adorned with rather short pale yellow flowers showing their stamens at anthesis. The native range of this species is S. Cape Prov. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.Cameron McMaster and Tony Dold found it again in the same location in February 2004. In this population they grow in Karroid Mountain Veld on the summit at an altitude of 1900 m where snow is a regular winter occurrence.