Bulbine mesembryanthemoides Haw.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine

Characteristics

A succulent plant. It keeps growing from year to year and grows 25 cm tall. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and in a ring. They are yellowish green. The come from long tuber like roots. The flowers are on a long slender stalk. The flowers are 7 mm long and yellow and star shaped. They hang on long stalks. The fruit is a round capsule with 3 valves. The seeds are smooth, angled and black.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.25
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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Edible leaves roots
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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

Bulbine mesembryanthemoides unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:532194-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762378
COL ID NQ2H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anthericum mesembryanthemoides Bulbine orchioides Bulbine mesembryanthemoides

Lower taxons

Bulbine mesembryanthoides subsp. mesembryanthoides Bulbine mesembryanthoides subsp. namaquensis