Botanical name |
Bulbine favosa |
Other names |
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Family |
Asphodelaceae |
Dimensions |
A slender perennial herb that may exceed 50 cm |
Description of stem |
Absent |
Description of leaves |
Thin, long, wiry leaves, sheathed at the base |
Description of flowers |
Raceme of yellow flowers, six yellow tepals arranged in two rings, the inner three being larger, all have fine green longitudinal lines along the centre; the filaments covered with dense yellow hairs; |
Description of seed/fruit |
Small black seeds |
Description of roots |
Fleshy, branching tuber extending into long roots |
Variation |
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Propagation and cultivation |
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Tolerances |
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Uses |
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Ecological rarity |
Apparently not endangered, common |
Pests and diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Hilly grassland, wet and rocky slopes |
Distribution (SA provinces) |
Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West |
Country |
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi |