Bulbinella nutans is a species of plants in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.[2]
Bulbinella nutans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Bulbinella |
Species: | B. nutans
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Binomial name | |
Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz[1]
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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
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- ^ P.L. Perry S. African J. Bot. 53: 437 1987
- ^ Pauline Perry. "Bulbinella - a neglected garden plant?" (PDF). Pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 17 March 2022.