Albuca rupestris

Albuca rupestris is a bulbous perennial. Its long, linear leaves are narrow and channelled, darker green than the more erect flower stalks in picture.

The yellow flowers face up. The tepals have green bands along the centre from base to tip.

The plant is found in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg as reflected in an earlier specific name, Ornithogalum drakensbergense. This picture was taken in the Mkhomazi Wilderness Area during November, where the plant has formed a robust clump among roadside rocks.

The habitat is montane grassland. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist; iSpot; http://redlist.sanbi.org).