Androstephium
Genus of flowering plants
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The genus Androstephium is a group of North American plants in the cluster lily subfamily within the asparagus family.[2] It contains two species native to the southwestern and south-central United States.[3][1][4]
- Species[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson | pink funnel lily | deserts of Arizona, Utah, southeastern California, southern Nevada, northwestern New Mexico, western Colorado, southern Wyoming | |
| Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene | blue funnel lily | grasslands of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas |
| Androstephium | |
|---|---|
| blue funnel lily Androstephium coeruleum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Androstephium Torr. |
| Type species | |
| Androstephium violaceum (syn of A. coeruleum) | |