Pauridia is a flowering plant genus in the family Hypoxidaceae. It is native to southern Africa (the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and Namibia), and southern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia). It has been introduced into New Zealand. The southern African species have been transferred from the genus Spiloxene. They generally have large flowers. At the height of the Cape’s spring season, species of the genus Pauridia offer flower seekers fine displays of brilliant, floral stars. Pauridia is a relatively uniform group of small, deciduous plants which seldom reach a height of 500 mm. The rootstock is a corm which is replaced annually after each growing season. Pauridia species are predominantly spring flowering and since they produce a succession of inflorescences each season they continue to flower for a month or more. Generally they are sun-loving, so the flowers remain closed if conditions are cold or wet, often for several days at a time, until the weather improves. Even on warm days the flowers open for only a few hours, usually between 11am and 4 pm.

Pauridia schlechteri grows from 6 cm to 9 cm tall. From winter to spring it bears yellow flowers with dark reverse. It is normally found growing in marshy areas.