Asparagaceae

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Eriospermum cooperi Baker

Eriospermum cooperi Baker

Eriospermum cooperi Baker

Eriospermum cooperi is a 60 cm tall Asparagaceae flowering plant native to southern Africa, with solitary erect leaves and pale flowers.

Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena angolensis is a distinctive-leaved ornamental plant with cultural importance in Brazilian Umbanda tradition.

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Dracaena pearsonii (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena pearsonii (N.E.Br.) Byng & Christenh.

Dracaena pearsonii is a Southern African succulent in a complex of upright cylindrical-leaved species, growing in dry habitats.

Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb.

Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb.

Dracaena angustifolia (Medik.) Roxb.

Dracaena angustifolia is a shrub native to South Asia to northern Australia, whose leaves are used as natural green food colourant.

Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f.

Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f.

Dracaena cinnabari Balf.f.

Dracaena cinnabari, the dragon blood tree, is an evergreen named for its red resin that has a long history of varied uses.

Dracaena draco (L.) L.

Dracaena draco (L.) L.

Dracaena draco (L.) L.

Dracaena draco, the dragon tree, is an evergreen tree known for the red resin dragon's blood, widely grown as an ornamental.

Dracaena steudneri Engl.

Dracaena steudneri Engl.

Dracaena steudneri Engl.

Dracaena steudneri is an Asparagaceae flowering plant from Africa, studied for its high-quality fiber, with a history of naming confusion.

Dracaena surculosa Lindl.

Dracaena surculosa Lindl.

Dracaena surculosa Lindl.

Dracaena surculosa is a West African woody plant commonly cultivated as an ornamental.

Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C.Chen

Dracaena cochinchinensis is a 3-meter tall shrub distributed from southern China to Indo-China, with red tubers, green flowers, and 10mm black berries.

Dracaena aurea H.Mann

Dracaena aurea H.Mann

Dracaena aurea H.Mann

Dracaena aurea is a flowering tree species endemic to Kauaʻi, Hawaii, first described in 1867.

Dracaena sanderiana Mast.

Dracaena sanderiana Mast.

Dracaena sanderiana Mast.

Dracaena sanderiana Mast., commonly known as lucky bamboo, is a popular houseplant with a fleshy stem and bamboo-like appearance when grown indoors.

Triteleia lugens Greene

Triteleia lugens Greene

Triteleia lugens Greene

Triteleia lugens Greene is a corm-growing perennial wildflower with funnel-shaped yellow flowers and dark-veined tepals.

Triteleia clementina Hoover

Triteleia clementina Hoover

Triteleia clementina Hoover

Triteleia clementina, or San Clemente Island triteleia, is a rare flowering plant endemic to California's San Clemente Island.

Triteleia crocea (Alph.Wood) Greene

Triteleia crocea (Alph.Wood) Greene

Triteleia crocea (Alph.Wood) Greene

Triteleia crocea is a yellow-flowered perennial corm herb native to northern California and southern Oregon.

Triteleia hendersonii Greene

Triteleia hendersonii Greene

Triteleia hendersonii Greene

Triteleia hendersonii is a Pacific Northwest flowering plant with a distinctive blue-striped Oregon variety.

Triteleia montana Hoover

Triteleia montana Hoover

Triteleia montana Hoover

Triteleia montana, also called Sierra or mountain triteleia, is a perennial corm-growing wildflower endemic to California's Sierra Nevada.

Triteleia lemmoniae (S.Watson) Greene

Triteleia lemmoniae (S.Watson) Greene

Triteleia lemmoniae (S.Watson) Greene

Triteleia lemmoniae is an Arizona-endemic herb in the Asparagaceae family, named for botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon.

Brodiaea filifolia S.Watson

Brodiaea filifolia S.Watson

Brodiaea filifolia S.Watson

Brodiaea filifolia (thread-leaved brodiaea) is an endangered perennial plant native to Southern California that faces multiple conservation threats.

Brodiaea jolonensis Eastw.

Brodiaea jolonensis Eastw.

Brodiaea jolonensis Eastw.

Brodiaea jolonensis is a perennial with blue-purple flowers and distinct stamen structure growing up to 15 cm tall.

Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus

Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus

Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus

Brodiaea kinkiensis Niehaus is a perennial purple-flowered herb that produces capsule fruits with black seeds.

Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra (Greene) J.C.Pires

Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra (Greene) J.C.Pires

Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra (Greene) J.C.Pires

Brodiaea californica subsp. leptandra is a bulbous perennial flowering plant native to California and Oregon.

Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S.Watson

Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S.Watson

Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S.Watson

Brodiaea minor is a small perennial that grows short erect inflorescences of light purple urn-shaped flowers with staminodes.

Brodiaea nana Hoover

Brodiaea nana Hoover

Brodiaea nana Hoover

Brodiaea nana is a Brodiaeoideae plant species that is endemic to the Sierra Nevada.

Brodiaea orcuttii (Greene) Baker

Brodiaea orcuttii (Greene) Baker

Brodiaea orcuttii (Greene) Baker

Brodiaea orcuttii is a distinct corm-bearing perennial geophyte, the only Brodiaea species that lacks staminodes.

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