Bulbinella nutans

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Bulbinella nutans
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Bulbinella nutans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbinella
Species:
B. nutans
Binomial name
Bulbinella nutans
(Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz [1]

Bulbinella nutans is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa. [2]

B.nutans is a large plant, reaching nearly a meter in height. It closely resembles Bulbine latifolia, but has a wider and shorter inflorescence.

B.nutans naturally occurs in the southern Cape, from Cape Town eastwards to the Robertson Karoo, Caledon, and east of Swellendam.

References

  1. P.L. Perry S. African J. Bot. 53: 437 1987
  2. Pauline Perry. "Bulbinella - a neglected garden plant?" (PDF). Pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 17 March 2022.