Cyanella lutea L.f. is a plant in the Tecophilaeaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyanella lutea L.f.

Cyanella lutea L.f.

Cyanella lutea L.f. is a small 25 cm plant with basal leaves that die before its yellow or pink late spring flowers bloom.

Genus
Cyanella
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cyanella lutea L.f.

Cyanella lutea L.f. forms a flat basal rosette of 4 to 6 leaves, and the whole plant reaches 25 cm in height. Its leaves are lanceolate, with wavy crisped margins, and are ribbed. The leaf rosette usually dies back before the plant's flowers emerge. The flowers are either yellow or pink, measure 15 mm across, and grow on a branched inflorescence, appearing in late spring.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Tecophilaeaceae Cyanella

More from Tecophilaeaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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