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flame lily
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flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, and fire lily.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

flame lily in Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 1 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 1 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1687 · p.44

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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 141177.