Asphodelaceae FAMILY
Bulbine asphodeloides
Bulbine asphodeloides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bulbine asphodeloides is a perennial herb producing a rosette of grass-like leaves from a short, thick rhizome. The leaves are around 30cm long, with a flowering stem up to 75cm long[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant gradually spreads to form small clumps. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Mozambique, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatRocky hillsides, on sandy soils and roadsides at elevations from 500 - 800 metres in Mozambique[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].