Merwilla plumbea

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Merwilla plumbea
Scilla natalensis 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Merwilla
Species:
M. plumbea
Binomial name
Merwilla plumbea
(Lindl.) Speta

Merwilla plumbea is a bulb-forming perennial herb in the small genus Merwilla.[1]

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Merwilla plumbea subsp. kraussii (Baker) J.C.Manning, syn. Scilla kraussii
  • Merwilla plumbea subsp. plumbea, syn. Scilla natalensis
M. plumbea subsp. plumbea flowers

References[]

  1. ^ "Merwilla plumbea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-03-20
  2. ^ "Search for Merwilla plumbea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-03-20


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