Bulbine cepacea is a flowering plant in the genus Bulbine, endemic to the Western Cape province, South Africa.
Distribution Bulbine cepacea occurs in semi-dry Renosterveld vegetation, as far north as Clanwilliam, south to the Cape Peninsula, and as far east as Riversdale.
Description This species has a spiral rosette of erect, soft, slender (max.1 cm), succulent, green, linear leaves with acute tips. The leaves are almost rounded (terete) in cross-section, having a flat upper surface and a rounder lower surface.
The leaf base is striated and has a sheath that encloses the stem.D.O.Wijnands (1991). LILIACEAE: Notes on some monocotyledons described by N.L. Burman: Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae. Bothalia 21(2):157.
It has a short stem above its large, flattened, disc-shaped subterranean tuber.
This species flowers in autumn.
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