Drimiopsis
Encyclopedia
Drimiopsis is a genus
of African bulbous perennial
herbs in the family Asparagaceae
, subfamily Scilloideae. Sometimes species are placed under the genus Ledebouria
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of African bulbous perennial
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herbs in the family Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae...
, subfamily Scilloideae. Sometimes species are placed under the genus Ledebouria
Ledebouria
Ledebouria is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus Scilla. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusiasts for their patterned leaves.- Species :* Ledebouria...
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External links
- Drimiopsis info at the pacific bulb society http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Drimiopsis.
- Desert-tropicals genus page http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Hyacinthaceae/Drimiopsis.html.
- Yuccado nursery page http://www.yuccado.com/displayone.php?ytitle=Drimiopsis%20maculata .