Asparagaceae

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Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.

Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.

Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten.

Muscari neglectum is a cultivated bulbous herbaceous grape hyacinth native across much of Europe and western to central Asia.

Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson

Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson

Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson

Nolina bigelovii is a non-grass rosette-leaved plant native to desert regions of southwestern North America.

Nolina cismontana Dice

Nolina cismontana Dice

Nolina cismontana Dice

Nolina cismontana is a dioecious succulent shrub native to coastal Southern California that is in decline across most of its range.

Nolina interrata Gentry

Nolina interrata Gentry

Nolina interrata Gentry

Nolina interrata is a rare flowering plant found in southern California and Baja California, with well-protected habitat.

Nolina lindheimeriana (Scheele) S.Watson

Nolina lindheimeriana (Scheele) S.Watson

Nolina lindheimeriana (Scheele) S.Watson

Nolina lindheimeriana is a stemless rosette-forming plant endemic to the Edwards Plateau, Texas, USA, with distinct grass-like leaves and unconfirmed Mexican records.

Nolina microcarpa S.Watson

Nolina microcarpa S.Watson

Nolina microcarpa S.Watson

Nolina microcarpa, or sacahuista, is a flowering asparagus family plant native to the US Southwest and northern Mexico with human and wildlife uses and some toxicity to livestock.

Nolina parryi S.Watson

Nolina parryi S.Watson

Nolina parryi S.Watson

Nolina parryi S.Watson is a dioecious flowering plant native to western North America deserts and mountains, historically used by Native Americans.

Nolina texana S.Watson

Nolina texana S.Watson

Nolina texana S.Watson

Nolina texana is an acaulescent grass-like plant widely cultivated as a garden ornamental, reported to be phototoxic to animals.

Ornithogalum divergens Boreau

Ornithogalum divergens Boreau

Ornithogalum divergens Boreau

Ornithogalum divergens Boreau is a bulbous flowering plant native to a broad range from southern Europe to western Middle East.

Ornithogalum narbonense L.

Ornithogalum narbonense L.

Ornithogalum narbonense L.

Ornithogalum narbonense is a bulbous flowering plant native to the Mediterranean, Armenia, and northwestern Iran that blooms from May to June.

Ornithogalum nutans L.

Ornithogalum nutans L.

Ornithogalum nutans L.

Drooping star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum nutans) is a bulbous perennial flowering plant native to Europe and South West Asia.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.

Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq. is a winter-dormant perennial flowering plant that has earned the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Ornithogalum umbellatum L.

Ornithogalum umbellatum is a toxic bulbous geophyte used as an ornamental, with traditional culinary and medicinal uses.

Oziroe arida (Poepp.) Speta

Oziroe arida (Poepp.) Speta

Oziroe arida (Poepp.) Speta

Oziroe arida is a Chilean endemic perennial flowering herb in the Asparagaceae family found between Coquimbo and Araucanía.

Paradisea liliastrum (L.) Bertol.

Paradisea liliastrum (L.) Bertol.

Paradisea liliastrum (L.) Bertol.

Paradisea liliastrum is a white-flowered alpine plant with an RHS Award of Garden Merit for cultivation.

Polygonatum arisanense Hayata

Polygonatum arisanense Hayata

Polygonatum arisanense Hayata

Polygonatum arisanense is an Asparagaceae flowering plant endemic to Taiwan, named after the Alishan Range.

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott

Polygonatum biflorum, or Solomon's seal, is a North American woodland plant with historical edible and medicinal uses.

Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.

Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.

Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.

Polygonatum multiflorum is a shade-tolerant rhizomatous perennial valued for shady woodland cultivation and cut flower use.

Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

Polygonatum odoratum is an herbaceous perennial used for food, tea, and traditional and scientific medicine, with some toxic parts.

Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh

Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh

Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh

Polygonatum pubescens is a flowering forest gap specialist plant native to north-central/eastern US and eastern Canada.

Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.

Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.

Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.

Whorled Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum verticillatum) is a Polygonatum species found in Europe, China, and the Himalayas.

Prospero autumnale (L.) Speta

Prospero autumnale (L.) Speta

Prospero autumnale (L.) Speta

Prospero autumnale, the autumn-flowering autumn squill, is a cryptic species complex distributed across parts of Europe, North Africa and West Asia.

Puschkinia scilloides Adams

Puschkinia scilloides Adams

Puschkinia scilloides Adams

Puschkinia scilloides Adams is a small early-spring bulbous ornamental plant native to Western Asia and the Caucasus.

Ruscus aculeatus L.

Ruscus aculeatus L.

Ruscus aculeatus L.

Ruscus aculeatus L. (butcher's broom) is a dioecious shrub with modified stem cladodes, traditional medicinal uses, and documented poisoning cases.

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