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agapanthus
Agapanthus
Agapanthus /ˌæɡəˈpænθəs/ is the only genus in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae. The family is in the monocot order Asparagales. The name is derived from scientific Greek: αγάπη (agape) = love, άνθος (anthos) = flower.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
blue lily
speciesAgapanthus praecox
African lily
speciesAgapanthus africanus
Bell Agapanthus
speciesAgapanthus campanulatus
drooping agapanthus
speciesAgapanthus inapertus
Lily-of-the-Nile
hybridAgapanthus africanus africanus × Praecox praecox
stem agapanthus
speciesAgapanthus caulescens
Steenbras Bluelily
speciesAgapanthus walshii
Codd's agapanthus
speciesAgapanthus coddii
Pondo Bluelily
speciesAgapanthus pondoensis
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 56020.