Author: |
Carl Linnaeus, 1753 |
Family: |
ANTHERICACEAE* |
Origin: |
Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Bright Yellow - Orange - White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
Onion-leaved Anthericum |
Synonyms: |
Anthericum fruticosum, Salisb.
Bulbine frutescens,
Willd.
Anthericum fruticosum, Salisb.
Anthericum incurvum, Thunb.
Anthericum multiceps, Poelln.
Anthericum rostratum, Jacq.
Bulbine caulescens, L.
Bulbine frutescens var. incurva, Rowley
Bulbine frutescens var. rostrata, Rowley
Bulbine incurva, Spreng.
Bulbine rostrata, Willd.
Phalangium frutescens, Kuntze |
This member of the Anthericaceae
family was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in the
Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil
with some water year round and lots of sun. The flowers are from
white over bright yellow to orange. The bulb will grow up to four
centimetres, the whole plant up to 50 centimetres high.
The generic name Anthericum
is derived from the Greek word ανθερικος (antherikos), meaning
'straw', referring to the narrow leaves. The species name from
Latin; frutex; 'shrub'.
')Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Anthericaceae is now part of
the Asparagaceae. |