clavata: Eucomis autumnalis, the autumn pineapple flower, or autumn pineapple lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to Malawi, Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

The flower stem reaches about 40 cm (16 in), rising from a basal rosette of wavy-edged leaves.

The individual flowers have green, yellow-green or white tepals and are borne on short stalks (pedicels) 2–10 mm (1⁄8–3⁄8 in) long.

The inflorescence is topped by a head (coma) of green bracts, up to 65 mm (2+1⁄2 in) long.

[8] The species includes two subspecies:[1] E. undulata (the specific epithet referring to the wavy-edged leaves) is a name sometimes used,[4] but is now regarded as a synonym of E. autumnalis subsp.

clavata has a more central distribution, being found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and the Northern Provinces.

[6] On the Drakensberg escarpment, it grows in grassland at 3,000 m (9,800 ft) where it is subject to cold winters and exposure.

E. autumnalis survives frosts down to about −7 °C (19 °F), particularly if planted in a sheltered position in well-drained soil, kept as dry as possible during the winter dormancy.

If sections of 5 cm (2 in) each are planted in sterilised and well-drained soil and kept in a humid environment, tiny bulbs should form within a few months.

Sterilised bulb scales, leaf bases or flower stalks can also be used in tissue culture.