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Nerines
Nerine
Nerine /nɪˈraɪniː/ (nerines, Guernsey lily, Jersey lily, spider lily) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are bulbous perennials, some evergreen, associated with rocky and arid habitats. They bear spherical umbels of lily-like flowers in shades from white through pink to crimson. In the case of deciduous species, the flowers may appear on naked stems before the leaves develop. Native to South Africa, there are about 20–30 species in...
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Guernsey Lily
speciesNerine sarniensis
Mountain Nerine
speciesNerine humilis
Cornish Lily
speciesNerine bowdenii
Vlei Nerine
speciesNerine laticoma
Corkskrew Nerine
speciesNerine krigei
Ribbon Nerine
speciesNerine angustifolia
Highveld Nerine
speciesNerine rehmannii
Kalahari Nerine
speciesNerine gaberonensis
Whitetip Nerine
speciesNerine appendiculata
Fineleaf Nerine
speciesNerine filifolia
Crape-flower
speciesNerine undulata
Fine Nerine
speciesNerine gracilis
Nerine platypetala
speciesNerine platypetala
Nerine frithii
speciesNerine frithii
Nerine huttoniae
speciesNerine huttoniae
Demure Nerine
speciesNerine pudica
White Nerine
speciesNerine pancratioides
Nerine masoniorum
speciesNerine masoniorum
Nerine ridleyi
speciesNerine ridleyi
Mountain Stream Nerine
speciesNerine gibsonii
Nerine filamentosa
speciesNerine filamentosa
Nerine transvaalensis
speciesNerine transvaalensis
Nerine macmasteri
speciesNerine macmasteri
Nerine marincowitzii
speciesNerine marincowitzii
Nerine hesseoides
speciesNerine hesseoides
Namibia Nerine
speciesNerine pusilla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 70062.