Biology:Bulbine praemorsa
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LC (SANBI)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Bulbine |
| Species: | B. praemorsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng.
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Bulbine praemorsa (locally known as Blougif, Slymstok, or Slymuintjie) is a species of tuberous, geophytic plant in the genus Bulbine, which grows in rocky terrain in South Africa.[2]
Distribution
Bulbine praemorsa is native to the Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa,[1] from Namaqualand in the north, to Bredasdorp in the south.[3]
Its typical habitat is high rocky slopes, usually of sandstone.
Bulbine praemorsa is classified as Least Concern.[1]
Description
The leaves are thick, succulent and channelled. The plants typically have a low neck of fibres around the base of the rosette.
Bulbine praemorsa usually flowers from June to September; its flowers are yellow or sometimes salmon-coloured. Its capsules are oblong.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=2212-42.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bulbine praemorsa" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/532211-1. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ "Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000762400.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15601970 entry
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