Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies
Asparagales
Asparagales (asparagoid lilies) is an order of plants in modern classification systems such as the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Web. The order takes its name from the type family Asparagaceae and is placed in the monocots amongst the lilioid monocots. The order has only recently been recognized in classification systems. It was first put forward by Huber in 1977 and later taken up in the Dahlgren system of 1985 and then the...
14 branches of this order, most-observed first
Orchids
familyOrchidaceae
agave and allies
familyAsparagaceae
amaryllis, onions, and allies
familyAmaryllidaceae
iris family
familyIridaceae
Aloe family
familyAsphodelaceae
Stargrasses and allies
familyHypoxidaceae
Asteliaceae
familyAsteliaceae
Cyanella family
familyTecophilaeaceae
spear lily family
familyDoryanthaceae
Christmas bells
familyBlandfordiaceae
Lambstails
familyLanariaceae
Boryaceae
familyBoryaceae
Ixioliriaceae
familyIxioliriaceae
bottlebrush lily family
familyXeronemataceae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 47218.