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Lachenalia ensifolia

sword-leaved Cape cowslip

Synonyms
Polyxena ensifolia
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Botanical details
Family
Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Lachenalia

Genus description

Lachenalia are bulbous perennials with strap-shaped, sometimes dark-spotted leaves, and erect stems bearing racemes or spikes of tubular flowers, slightly fragrant in some species, in autumn, winter or early spring

Name status

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