Asphodelaceae

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Bulbine favosa (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Bulbine favosa (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Bulbine favosa (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Bulbine favosa is a stemless tuberous-rooted plant with yellow flowers native to southern Africa, growing in rocky montane grasslands.

Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd.

Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd.

Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd.

Bulbine frutescens is a variable small succulent shrub that blooms orange, yellow or white bearded-stamen flowers in summer.

Bulbine glauca (Raf.) E.M.Watson

Bulbine glauca (Raf.) E.M.Watson

Bulbine glauca (Raf.) E.M.Watson

Bulbine glauca is an Australian alpine herb with yellow star-shaped flowers and edible seeds and roots, grown in cultivation.

Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands

Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands

Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands

Bulbine cepacea is a succulent tuberous plant from South African Renosterveld that bears spiral rosettes of slender leaves and flowers in autumn.

Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng.

Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng.

Bulbine praemorsa (Jacq.) Spreng.

Bulbine praemorsa is a South African succulent flowering plant classified as Least Concern.

Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz

Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz

Bulbinella nutans (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz

Bulbinella nutans is a tall flowering plant in the Asphodelaceae family, native to southern South Africa, similar to Bulbine latifolia with a shorter, wider inflorescence.

Bulbinella gibbsii Cockayne

Bulbinella gibbsii Cockayne

Bulbinella gibbsii Cockayne

Bulbinella gibbsii is a subdioecious perennial herb endemic to New Zealand with two recognized varieties.

Bulbinella rossii (Hook.f.) Mottet

Bulbinella rossii (Hook.f.) Mottet

Bulbinella rossii (Hook.f.) Mottet

Bulbinella rossii is a dioecious megaherb endemic to New Zealand’s subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands.

Bulbinella cauda-felis (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

Bulbinella cauda-felis (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

Bulbinella cauda-felis (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

Bulbinella cauda-felis is a variable Asphodelaceae plant widespread in South Africa's Cape Province, with white pink-veined flowers.

Eremurus robustus (Regel) Regel

Eremurus robustus (Regel) Regel

Eremurus robustus (Regel) Regel

Eremurus robustus, the giant foxtail lily, is a large ornamental flowering plant native to Central Asian mountains.

Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval

Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval

Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval

Gasteria carinata is a variable, clump-forming succulent native to rocky areas of South Africa's Western Cape.

Gasteria acinacifolia (J.Jacq.) Haw.

Gasteria acinacifolia (J.Jacq.) Haw.

Gasteria acinacifolia (J.Jacq.) Haw.

Gasteria acinacifolia is the tallest Gasteria species, native to coastal Eastern Cape, South Africa, commonly cultivated for gardens and containers.

Gasteria brachyphylla (Salm-Dyck) van Jaarsv.

Gasteria brachyphylla (Salm-Dyck) van Jaarsv.

Gasteria brachyphylla (Salm-Dyck) van Jaarsv.

Gasteria brachyphylla is a distichous succulent from South Africa’s Western Cape with short, smooth shiny leaves and pink autumn flowers.

Gasteria obliqua (Aiton) Duval

Gasteria obliqua (Aiton) Duval

Gasteria obliqua (Aiton) Duval

Gasteria obliqua is a variable succulent common in cultivation, with three naturally occurring varieties in South Africa's Eastern Cape.

Gasteria disticha (L.) Haw.

Gasteria disticha (L.) Haw.

Gasteria disticha (L.) Haw.

Gasteria disticha is a distichous-leaved succulent native to South Africa’s Western Cape, distinguishable from relatives by its small inflated flowers.

Haworthia cooperi Baker

Haworthia cooperi Baker

Haworthia cooperi Baker

Haworthia cooperi Baker is a variable small succulent from South Africa’s Eastern Cape, with distinctive transparent-tipped leaves.

Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn

Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn

Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn

Haworthia herbacea is a South African succulent closely related to H. reticulata with spiny leaves that darken as it matures.

Haworthia mucronata Haw.

Haworthia mucronata Haw.

Haworthia mucronata Haw.

Haworthia mucronata is a small South African endemic Haworthia, identifiable by transparent leaf keels and margins.

Haworthia truncata Schönland

Haworthia truncata Schönland

Haworthia truncata Schönland

Haworthia truncata Schönland is a small succulent with distinctive truncated translucent-tipped leaves, widely grown as an easy-to-propagate ornamental.

Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval

Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval

Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval

Haworthia cymbiformis is a small clumping succulent native to Eastern Cape, South Africa, with distinctive boat-shaped leaves.

Haworthia decipiens Poelln.

Haworthia decipiens Poelln.

Haworthia decipiens Poelln.

Haworthia decipiens Poelln. is a variable, deceptive South African succulent that often gets confused with close relatives.

Haworthia mirabilis (Haw.) Haw.

Haworthia mirabilis (Haw.) Haw.

Haworthia mirabilis (Haw.) Haw.

Haworthia mirabilis is a variable retuse succulent native to rocky habitats in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Kumara haemanthifolia (Marloth & A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Kumara haemanthifolia (Marloth & A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Kumara haemanthifolia (Marloth & A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Kumara haemanthifolia is a small aloe-related fan-leaved South African mountain plant that is hard to cultivate.

Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron barberae, the tree aloe, is Africa's largest aloe-like succulent, native to southern to East Africa and widely grown as an ornamental.

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