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About 180 species, see text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Asparagales is an order of Flowering plants The order must include the family Asparagaceae, but other families included in the order have varied markedly Amaryllidaceae is the Botanical name of a family of Flowering plants. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. |
Crinum is a genus of about 180 species of lily-like perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. The San Francisco Botanical Garden (formerly Strybing Arboretum is a large Botanical garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also A bulb is an underground vertical Shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases that are used as Food Storage organs by They are found along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, including South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In addition, swamp lilies are members of this genus which are cultivated for their attractive flowers like ornamental plants. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common
Several species are used on aquariums. An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a Vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which Water -dwelling Plants
Crinum leaves are basal, typically long and strap-shaped, with colors ranging from light green to green.
Species
- This list is incomplete.
- Crinum americanum (Southern Swamplily, Seven Sisters)
- Crinum asiaticum (Poisonbulb)
- Crinum augustum
- Crinum bulbispermum (Hardy Swamplily)
- Crinum calamistratum
- Crinum latifolium
- Crinum moorei (Natal Lily, Moore's Crinum)
- Crinum natans
- Crinum pedunculatum (Swamplily, River Lily or Spider Lily)
- Crinum procerum (Splendens)
- Crinum thaianum (Onion plant)
- Crinum xanthophyllum (Golden Spider Lily)
External links and references
- Pacific Bulb Society Crinum Page, includes links to photographs
- Crinums In East Texas: Notes From Marcelle Sheppard, includes links to photographs, cultural information, and hybridizing results
- Bulbsociety
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