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Water Catstail

Bulbinella nutans

Water Catstail
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Bulbinella nutans is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa.

B.nutans is a large plant, reaching nearly a meter in height. It closely resembles Bulbine latifolia, but has a wider and shorter inflorescence.

Other Bulbinella plants

Maori Onion · Bulbinella barkerae · Cat's Tail Bulbinella · Birdsnest Catstail · Bulbinella gibbsii · Maori Onion · Bulbinella modesta · Ross Lily · Bulbinella talbotii · Catstails

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bulbinella nutans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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