Species of plant
Albuca setosa is a species of small, perennial, bulbous plant in the asparagus family.[2] It is native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.[1]
Description
The bulb of Albuca setosa is globose and has a course fibre collar at its top, made from the persistent remnants of the leaf-tunics. These appear as rough brown hairs around the base of the plant's rosette.
The dark green leaves are smooth and only very faintly succulent. Their shape is linear-to-lanceolate; often wider at the base and tapering/acuminate towards the tip. Sometimes they can desiccate in the summer when the flowers appear.[3]
The compact peduncle terminates in a lax raceme. The flowers are held erect, on long stalks, with small ovate lanceolate bracts. Their colour can be yellow or white, with thick darker central lines.
The flowers appear in Spring and early Summer.[4][5]
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Image showing the coarse sheath of brown fibres around the base of the plant's rosette
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The inner tepals often have yellow tips
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View of the leaves
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Botanical illustration (1811-1812).
References
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