''Bulbine praemorsa'' (locally known as Blougif, Slymstok, or Slymuintjie) is a species of tuberous,

geophytic A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores. Plants that have ...

plant in the genus ''

Bulbine ''Bulbine'' is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae and subfamily Asphodeloideae, named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species. It was formerly placed in the Liliaceae. It is found chiefly in Southern Africa, with a few species extend ...

'', which grows in rocky terrain in South Africa.

Distribution

''Bulbine praemorsa'' is native to the

Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...

and

Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...

Provinces, South Africa, from

Namaqualand Namaqualand (khoekhoe: "Nama-kwa" meaning Nama Khoe people's land) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of . It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into ...

in the north, to

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in the south. Its typical habitat is high rocky slopes, usually of sandstone. ''Bulbine praemorsa'' is classified as ''Least Concern''.

Description

The leaves are thick, succulent and channelled. The plants typically have a low neck of fibres around the base of the rosette. ''Bulbine praemorsa'' usually flowers from June to September; its flowers are yellow or sometimes salmon-coloured. Its capsules are oblong.

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* Flora of South Africa Flora of the Northern Provinces Flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1825 Taxa named by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel praemorsa {{Asphodelaceae-stub