Bessera elegans
Species of flowering plant
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Bessera elegans, also known by the common name coral drops, is a cormous herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, from Mexico.[9]
| Bessera elegans | |
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| Bessera elegans 1839 (Artist: Sarah Ann Drake)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Bessera |
| Species: | B. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Bessera elegans | |
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Description
Distribution
Native to central and southern Mexico, B. elegans is also cultivated as an ornamental.[9]
Gallery
B. elegans inflorescence.
B. elegans flower detail.
