Leek Lily

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Bulbine semibarbata

Tufted plant with single upright flower stem to 50 cm tall. Up to 35 yellow lily flowers in a spike-like cluster. Petals and sepals to 22 mm long with bearded filaments. Fleshy green to grey-green flat to roundish onion-like leaves to 40 cm.

Details
Flora Type
Lilies, orchids
Distinctive Features

Anthers are orange. Only inner three stamens are bearded. Fibrous roots.
Biology

Annual. Light sandy soils.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Bulbine
Species
semibarbata

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Very variable species that requires further study. Similar to B. bulbosa but shorter and flowers half the size. Coastal forms can be very big in all their parts.
Native Status
Native