... in the southern hemisphere).   Fig. 2. A close-up of Bulbine spongiosa  plants growing in a shallow crevice on ... cliff at Badspoort, note the exposed, dark brown tubers. Bulbine spongiosa is known only from Badspoort in the Western ... Although rainfall may occur at any time of the year, Bulbine spongiosa is a winter grower, becoming dormant during ...

... releasing small blackish flattened wind dispersed seed. Bulbine latifolia is widely distributed in the south-eastern ... the Afrikaans common name rooiwortel (meaning red root). Bulbine latifolia is pollinated by insects. The ascending ... and trampling as the plants regenerate easily from seed. Bulbine Bulbine latifolia is a rapidly growing pioneer plant ...

... Research & Scientific Services Directorate October 2007 Bulbine narcissifolia is a succulent, stemless, perennial ... adpressed against the central axis of the inflorescence. Bulbine narcissifolia occurs from the far eastern regions of ... in early spring. Like most other species in this genus, Bulbine narcissifolia is insect pollinated and frequently ...

... seed up to 1,7 mm long. Flowering occurs during spring. Bulbine pendens has been recorded from the Richtersveld and ... as a rich centre of plant endemism (Van Wyk & Smith 2001). Bulbine pendens grows on vertical cliffs of narrow shady ... pollination by insects. The seeds are wind dispersed. Bulbine The bootlace bulbine requires specific growing ...

... and early summer, from August to November. Fig . 2 . Bulbine suurbergensis as drawn by botanical artist Vicki Thomas. Bulbine suurbergensis occurs on cliffs above the Witrivier ... cliff-dwelling plants include Gasteria baylissiana , Bulbine frutescens , Chlorophytum comosum , Ledebouria ...

... Conservation, University of the Western Cape April 2021 Bulbine rupicola plants are dwarf-sized, rosulate, forming ... River, cliffs on both sides, habitat of the dwarf cliff bulbine ( Bulbine rupicola ) , and a close-up of Bulbine rupicola in ...

... Western Cape May 2021 Plants, compared to other species of Bulbine , are slow-growing, with a solitary, often pendent ... dispersed by wind in summer and early autumn. Fig. 2. Bulbine latifolia var . curvata, an illustration by Vicki ... Botanical Garden, from Keurkloof near the Kouga River. Bulbine latifolia var. curvata is only known from vertical ...

... each chamber. When ripe, the seeds are dispersed by wind. Bulbine mesembryanthoides subsp. namaquensis, its sibling, ... does get occasional frosts (Nick Helme, pers. comm. 2022). Bulbine mesembryanthoides subsp. mesembryanthoides leaves are ... golden yellow flowers. The seeds are dispersed by wind. Bulbine Bulbine mesembryanthoides is grown from seed. Sow ...

... Mudau Pretoria National Botanical Garden November 2022   Bulbine capitata is a perennial succulent herb that grows ... of plants die back in winter and resprout in spring. Bulbine capitata is closely related to Bulbine angustifolia and is sometimes confused with it, ...

... thank Lesego Maunatlala for assistance with the research. Bulbine angustifolia is an herbaceous tufted perennial with a ... ripe to release small black winged seeds. The seeds of Bulbine angustifolia are small, shiny, and black. The flowering period for Bulbine angustifolia occurs in late spring or early summer, ...