Bulbine favosa

Bulbine favosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Genus:	Bulbine
Species:	B. favosa
Binomial name
Bulbine favosa (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Synonyms [2]
Anthericum favosumThunb. Bulbine dubiaSchult. & Schult.f. Bulbine filifolia Baker Phalangium favosum(Thunb.) Kuntze Phalangium filifolium(Baker) Kuntze Bulbine trichophyllaBaker Bulbine mayori Beauverd Bulbine rigidula Schltr. ex Poelln. Bulbine setiferaPoelln.

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, North-West Province, and Western Cape) 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. ^[1]

Description

While flowering, B. favosa has no leaves; its common name is in reference to this. When it is not flowering, it has a few narrowly linear or filiform leaves that look like a sedge crossed with a grape hyacinth. Bulbine favosa usually flowers in May for a short time; its flowers are yellow, small and fragrant. Its capsules are globose.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Thacker, H. (2013). "Bulbine favosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T44392452A44536434. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44392452A44536434.en . Retrieved 12 May 2022.
2. "Bulbine favosa (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 February 2025.