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brown-tongue lily
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brown-tongue lily

Ornithoglossum vulgare

Ornithoglossum vulgare (Afrikaans: slangkop) is a lily characterized by blueish to grey-green, boat-shaped leaves, which clasp the stem and an attractive flower arrangement. The plant usually grows to about 30 cm high, but can grow taller if it receives more moisture.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120298.