© Bulbine Lily - Colleen Miller
Bulbine Lily
Bulbine bulbosa
Single upright flower stem to 50 cm tall, usually with up to two flower spikes per plant. Several yellow flowers. Petals and sepals to 22 mm long with bearded filaments. Fleshy green to grey-green rush-like leaves to 40 cm.
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| Other Common Names |
Wild Onion, Pike (Koorie name) |
| Distinctive Features |
Bright yellow flowers, often with greenish line on the outside of each petal. All six stamens are bearded with a ring of golden hairs that are bunched.
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| Biology |
Perennial. Moist soils and damp open places in grasslands and woodlands. Often flowers prolifically after fire. Plants die off to bulbous tuberous rootstock in dry weather.
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Single upright flower stem to 50 cm tall, usually with up to two flower spikes per plant. Several yellow flowers. Petals and sepals to 22 mm long with bearded filaments. Fleshy green to grey-green rush-like leaves to 40 cm.
| Details |
| Flora Type |
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| Other Common Names |
Wild Onion, Pike (Koorie name) |
| Distinctive Features |
Bright yellow flowers, often with greenish line on the outside of each petal. All six stamens are bearded with a ring of golden hairs that are bunched.
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| Biology |
Perennial. Moist soils and damp open places in grasslands and woodlands. Often flowers prolifically after fire. Plants die off to bulbous tuberous rootstock in dry weather.
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| Taxonomy |
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Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
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Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants) |
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| Species |
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Many Bulbine species have bulb-like tubers and thick, fleshy roots that were steamed and eaten as food by Aboriginal people. They are considered one of the sweetest of lily roots.
| Interesting Facts |
| Similar Species |
Similar to B. semibarbata but taller and flowers twice the size.
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