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Bulbinella barkerae

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Bulbinella barkerae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Bulbinella
Species:
B. barkerae
Binomial name
Bulbinella barkerae
P.L.Perry, 1987[1]

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

Description

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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

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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

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  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.
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