Bulbine alooides

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Bulbine alooides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbine
Species:
B. alooides
Binomial name
Bulbine alooides
Synonyms [1]
  • Anthericum aloifoliumSalisb. (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Anthericum alooidesL. (1753)
  • Bulbine acaulisL. (1762)
  • Bulbine macrophyllaSalm-Dyck (1834)
  • Phalangium alooides(L.) Kuntze (1891)

Bulbine alooides ("Rooistorm") is a species of geophytic plant in the genus Bulbine . It is endemic to South Africa, where it grows in the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces. [1] It is widespread in rocky areas in the southern Cape Region. [2]

Description

Detail of flowers Bulbine alooides Prague 2011 1.jpg
Detail of flowers

The leaves of this geophyte are basal. They are long, slender, lanceolate and channeled. The leaf margins are often hairy.

The vertical inflorescence has many flowers. Each flower is star-like, with six yellow petals that each have a longitudinal stripe down their middle. Like all Bulbine species, the stamens are distinctively tufted ("bearded").

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References

  1. 1 2 Bulbine alooides (L.) Willd. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.