Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Bulbine

Characteristics

Geophyte, 40-60 cm, rootstock a small tuber. Leaves thick and fleshy, narrowly channelled, surrounded at base by a short fibrous neck. Flowers in a lax raceme, yellow to salmon. Capsules oblong, erect.
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A bulb plant with a small tuber. It grows 40-60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 5-8
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Usage

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Edible leaves
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Distribution

Bulbine praemorsa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000762400
COL ID NQ34
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Synonyms

Anthericum praemorsum Bulbine laxiflora Bulbine praemorsa Bulbine zeyheri Phalangium urgineodes Bulbine nutans Bulbine tetraphylla Bulbine urgineoides Phalangium zeyheri Phalangium laxiflorum Phalangium praemorsum