Apteria aphylla (Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small is a plant in the Burmanniaceae family, order Dioscoreales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Apteria aphylla (Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small
Apteria aphylla, or nodding-nixie, is a perennial herb with purple or white flowers that blooms from September to November.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Scientific name: Apteria aphylla (Nutt.) Barnhart ex Small. This species is commonly known as nodding-nixie, a perennial herbaceous flowering plant. It blooms from September to November. Its flowers can be either solid purple, solid white, or white with purple markings. The entire plant reaches a height of about 10 inches, or 250 millimeters. It produces a capsule as its fruit.
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