Bulbine favosa

Bulbine favosa, commonly the leafless kopiva, is a tuberous perennial that annually grows slender above-ground parts to heights from 15 cm to 50 cm.

The thread-like leaves are dry when the plant flowers from before midsummer to autumn. The inflorescence is a loose raceme of fragrant yellow flowers. Globose fruits are held upright by their pedicels.

The specific name, favosa, is derived from the Latin favus, a honeycomb and -osus meaning abundance or full, maybe relating to flower colour or something in the flower shape.

The species distribution is in the far southwest of the Western Cape.

The habitat is limestone and sandstone derived flats and slopes. The species is not considered threatened in habitat early in the twenty first century (Manning, 2007; Bean and Johns, 2005; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; Andrew, 2017; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).