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Bulbine semibarbata (R.Br.) Haw.
Leek Lily

Reference
Rev.Pl.Succul. 33 (1821)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, 0.07-0.45 m high. Fl. yellow, Jul to Dec (mainly Sep to Oct). White or grey sand, sandy clay, loam. Granite outcrops, winter-wet areas, creeks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Capel, Carnamah, Coorow, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Kwinana, Lake Grace, Laverton, Mandurah, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mundaring, Murchison, Murray, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, Tammin, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Waroona, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.