Eriospermum capense is a species of geophytic plant of the genus Eriospermum, indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

The leaf is heart-shaped (7,5 cm long, 6 cm wide), suberect-to-spreading, and appears from April to October (Winter in southern hemisphere).

The leaf of E.capense is also distinctly reddish on its underside, and slightly longer (75mm) than that of the other species (60mm) listed above.

The leaf of Eriospermum breviscapumis fleshy and a more rounded heart-shape.

[1] Eriospermum capense is widespread and common in the south-western winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.