Bulbine favosa
species of plant
Bulbine favosa is a species of tuberous plant in the genus Bulbine. It is native to South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Distribution and habitat
Bulbine favosa is native to South Africa (including the Eastern Cape Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the North-West Province, and the Western Cape Province) and Zimbabwe, where it grows in montane grasslands between 30–2,000 m (98–6,562 ft) above sea level. It prefers rocky habitats such as crevices or stony soils.
Description
Bulbine favosa is an acaulescent plant arising from a tuberous rhizome with spongy roots. The leaves, nearly cylindrical in shape and measuring 9–30 cm (3.5–11.8 in) long by 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide, arise from the rhizome as a basal rosette. Each plant produces one to three peduncles measuring 5–34 cm (2.0–13.4 in) long and around 2.5 mm (0.098 in) wide, with each peduncle bearing a sparse, 3–18 cm (1.2–7.1 in) long raceme. The transparent white bracts are narrowly egg-shaped with an elongated tip, measuring 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long and 2 mm (0.079 in) wide. The pedicels are up to 13 mm (0.51 in) long. The flowers are yellow, and the fruit is an egg-shaped capsule measuring 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide.
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