Asparagaceae
Dracaena aethiopica (Thunb.) Byng & Christenh.
Dracaena aethiopica (Thunb.) Byng & Christenh.
Dracaena aethiopica is a variable succulent widely distributed in Southern Africa, related to Dracaena ballyi, used to boost hunting and fishing poisons.
Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos
Dracaena aletriformis (Haw.) Bos
Dracaena aletriformis is an African woody plant with large dark green leaves, scented silvery-white flowers and reddish-orange berries.
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
Dracaena fragrans is a slow-growing shrub grown outdoors in warm climates and widely cultivated as a tolerant indoor houseplant.
Dracaena reflexa Lam.
Dracaena reflexa Lam.
Dracaena reflexa is an ornamental plant with medicinal beliefs and air cleaning properties, native to parts of the Indian Ocean islands.
Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb.
Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb.
Dracaena trifasciata, the snake plant, is an easy-care evergreen ornamental houseplant with drought tolerance.
Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands
Drimia capensis (Burm.f.) Wijnands
Drimia capensis is a geophytic perennial bulb from southern South Africa with pale yellow-cream flowers after leaves dry.
Drimia elata Jacq. ex Willd.
Drimia elata Jacq. ex Willd.
Drimia elata is a perennial bulbous plant native to eastern and southern Africa, growing in open grassland and shrubland habitats.
Drimia exuviata (Jacq.) Jessop
Drimia exuviata (Jacq.) Jessop
Drimia exuviata is a South African geophytic perennial identifiable by its distinctive horizontally-banded basal leaf sheath.
Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn
Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn
Drimia maritima is a Mediterranean bulbous plant, toxic to rats, used in medicine, rituals, and as an ornamental cut flower.
Eriospermum lanceifolium Jacq. ex Willd.
Eriospermum lanceifolium Jacq. ex Willd.
Eriospermum lanceifolium is a tuberous-leaved plant indigenous to granite or sandstone soils in South Africa's Western Cape.
Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt.
Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt.
Eucomis autumnalis is a perennial bulbous ornamental plant with two subspecies native to southern Africa.
Eustrephus latifolius R.Br.
Eustrephus latifolius R.Br.
Eustrephus latifolius (wombat berry) is the only species of the monotypic genus Eustrephus, an evergreen edible vine native to Malesia, Pacific Islands, and eastern Australia.
Furcraea andina Trel.
Furcraea andina Trel.
Furcraea andina is a flowering plant native to western South America grown for fique fiber used in rope making.
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.
Furcraea foetida (L.) Haw.
Furcraea foetida is an agave-related subshrub cultivated for its sisal-like fiber and as an ornamental in warm regions.
Hesperocallis undulata A.Gray
Hesperocallis undulata A.Gray
Hesperocallis undulata, the desert lily, is a North American desert bulb with white flowers, eaten by native peoples.
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Trel.
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Trel.
Hesperoyucca whipplei is a monocarpic yucca native to southwest North America with a famous yucca moth mutualism and history of human use.
Hooveria parviflora (S.Watson) D.W.Taylor & D.J.Keil
Hooveria parviflora (S.Watson) D.W.Taylor & D.J.Keil
Hooveria parviflora is a single-day blooming perennial wildflower native to coastal Southern California and extreme northwestern Baja California.
Hyacinthoides hispanica (Mill.) Rothm.
Hyacinthoides hispanica (Mill.) Rothm.
Hyacinthoides hispanica, the Spanish bluebell, is a bulbous plant that hybridizes with native common bluebells in the UK.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.) Chouard ex Rothm.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (L.) Chouard ex Rothm.
Hyacinthoides non-scripta, the common bluebell, is a bulbous perennial native to western Atlantic Europe, with a history of human uses and noted toxicity.
Hyacinthus orientalis L.
Hyacinthus orientalis L.
Hyacinthus orientalis L. is a widely cultivated fragrant bulbous ornamental spring-flowering toxic plant native to the Mediterranean.
Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl.
Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl.
Lachenalia bulbifera is a bulbous perennial flowering plant native to South Africa's Western Cape, popular in cultivation.
Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton
Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton
Lachenalia orchioides, or orchid-like Cape cowslip, is a flowering plant native to South Africa’s Cape Provinces that holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Lachenalia reflexa Thunb.
Lachenalia reflexa Thunb.
Yellow soldier (Lachenalia reflexa) is a rare declining endemic bulb native to lowland Western Cape, South Africa.
Lachenalia unifolia Jacq.
Lachenalia unifolia Jacq.
Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. is a bulbous geophyte endemic to South Africa's Cape provinces, valued as an ornamental plant.
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