page_title: Bulbine alooides
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Bulbine alooides / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of flower of plant Bulbine alooides, The Botanical Gardens of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Čeština: Detail květu rostliny Bulbine alooides Botanická zahrada Univerzity Karlovy, Praha - Nové Město
context_page_description: Bulbine alooides is a species of geophytic plant in the genus Bulbine. It is widespread in rocky areas in the southern Cape of South Africa.
context_section_description: The leaves of this geophyte are basal. They are long, slender, lanceolate and channeled. The leaf margins are often hairy. 
  The vertical inflorescence has many flowers. Each flower is star-like, with six yellow petals that each have a longitudinal stripe down their middle.  Like all Bulbine species, the stamens are distinctively tufted ("bearded").
caption: Detail of flowers
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