Albuca secunda

Albuca secunda, previously called Ornithogalum secundum, is a bulbous perennial  that produces a prostrate leaf rosette and an inflorescence reaching about 35 cm in height. 

The glossy, strap-like leaves have finely fringed, translucent edges. The leaves grow annually flat on the ground, already withered and dry at bloomtime.

The erect flower stem bears a raceme of many yellow flowers. The flowers have green midribs on their spreading to recurved petals. Flowering occurs late in winter and in spring.

The species distribution is in the west of the Western Cape as far south as Saldanha and in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape.

The habitat is exposed flats and slopes where the deep sand soil is stony. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Le Roux, et al, 2005; iNaturalist; aob.oxfordjournals.org; https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org; http://redlist.sanbi.org).