Lachenalia orchioides

Species of plant in the genus Lachenalia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lachenalia orchioides, the orchidlike Cape cowslip, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lachenalia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

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Lachenalia orchioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Lachenalia
Species:
L. orchioides
Binomial name
Lachenalia orchioides
Synonyms[2]
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    • Hyacinthus orchioides L.
    • Muscari orchioides (L.) Mill.
    • Orchiops orchioides (L.) Salisb.
    • Phormium orchioides (L.) Thunb.
    • Scilla blanda Salisb.
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Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Lachenalia orchioides subsp. glaucina (Jacq.) G.D.Duncan
  • Lachenalia orchioides subsp. orchioides
  • Lachenalia orchioides subsp. parviflora (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan

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