Leucocoryne purpurea

Leucocoryne purpurea
	Flowers
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Leucocoryne
Species:	L. purpurea
Binomial name
	Leucocoryne purpurea; Gay
Synonyms
	Leucocoryne ixioides var. purpurea (Gay) Baker

Leucocoryne purpurea, called the purple glory-of-the-sun, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Leucocoryne, native to central Chile.^[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

References[]

^ Fl. Chil. 6: 122 (1854)
^ ^a ^b "Leucocoryne purpurea Gay". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
^ "Leucocoryne purpurea purple glory-of-the-sun". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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