Waterglas
Bulbine mesembryanthemoides

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

What it is like

A succulent plant. It keeps growing from year to year and grows 25 cm tall. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and in a ring. They are yellowish green. The come from long tuber like roots. The flowers are on a long slender stalk. The flowers are 7 mm long and yellow and star shaped. They hang on long stalks. The fruit is a round capsule with 3 valves. The seeds are smooth, angled and black.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The plant is eaten as a snack.

Edible parts

Roots, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Anthericum mesembryanthemoides Baker; Bulbine orchioides Drege ex Poelln.;