''Bulbine abyssinica'' is a species of

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in the genus ''

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'', from eastern and

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Description

A small geophyte, with an underground stem, and a tuft of slender leaves that appear in a rosette above the ground. The leaves are slender, succulent and cylindrical (200mm long; 5mm broad). The 50 cm tall inflorescence appears in early Summer, or after rains. The yellow flowers are carried at the top of it. Like all ''

'' species, the stamens are distinctively tufted ("bearded").

Distribution

This species is widespread across southern, central, and eastern Africa, where it grows in rocky soils. It ranges from

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and

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in the north to

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and

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in the west and to the Cape Provinces of South Africa in the south. In the south, it grows as far as the town of

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References

abyssinica Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Flora of the Republic of the Congo Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of South Tropical Africa Flora of Southern Africa Flora of Yemen Plants described in 1850 Taxa named by Achille Richard {{Asphodelaceae-stub