Bulbinella barkerae is a species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.[2]
| Bulbinella barkerae | |
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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: | Bulbinella |
| Species: | B. barkerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbinella barkerae P.L.Perry, 1987[1]
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Description edit
B. barkerae reaches up to 0.6 meters in height. It has ciliate leaf-margins, and relatively few, broad leaves.
The cream-white flowers are distinctively fragrant (unlike those of the similar Bulbinella cauda-felis). They appear in September and October, on a thin, cylindrical, apically pointed raceme.
Distribution and habitat edit
It is endemic to the southern parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It naturally occurs in the regions of Caledon, Bredasdorp, Potberg, Swellendam and Riversdale.
Its preferred habitat is flat or gently sloping terrain, often of rocky shale or clay, in renosterveld vegetation.
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Bulbinella barkerae at Wikimedia Commons
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