
Asphodelaceae FAMILY
Bulbine capitata
Bulbine capitata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bulbine capitata is a perennial plant producing rosettes of grass-like leaves from a short, woody, rhizome. The plant can be 20 - 45cm tall, gradually spreading to form small clumps[ 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 is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is occasionally sold in local markets.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatOccurring in small clumps scattered in open grassland and thorn scrub on sandy soil, and on rocky hillsides at elevations of 975 - 1,050 metres in Botswana[ 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. ].