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Peruvian lilies
Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria (/ˌælstrɪˈmɪəriə/), commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are all native to South America although some have become naturalized in the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Almost all of the species are restricted to one of two distinct centers of diversity, one in central Chile, the other in eastern Brazil. Species of Alstroemeria from Chile...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Peruvian Lily
speciesAlstroemeria aurea

Peruvian Lily
speciesAlstroemeria ligtu

Peruvian Lily
speciesAlstroemeria psittacina

Alstroemeria pulchra
speciesAlstroemeria pulchra

Alstroemeria hookeri
speciesAlstroemeria hookeri

Alstroemeria magnifica
speciesAlstroemeria magnifica

Alstroemeria pelegrina
speciesAlstroemeria pelegrina

Alstroemeria pallida
speciesAlstroemeria pallida

Alstroemeria recumbens
speciesAlstroemeria recumbens

Alstroemeria marticorenae
speciesAlstroemeria marticorenae

Alstroemeria presliana
speciesAlstroemeria presliana

Alstroemeria revoluta
speciesAlstroemeria revoluta

Alstroemeria philippii
speciesAlstroemeria philippii

Alstroemeria diluta
speciesAlstroemeria diluta

Alstroemeria violacea
speciesAlstroemeria violacea

Alstroemeria angustifolia
speciesAlstroemeria angustifolia

Alstroemeria patagonica
speciesAlstroemeria patagonica

Alstroemeria spathulata
speciesAlstroemeria spathulata

Alstroemeria gardneri
speciesAlstroemeria gardneri

Alstroemeria isabelleana
speciesAlstroemeria isabelleana

Alstroemeria garaventae
speciesAlstroemeria garaventae

Alstroemeria exerens
speciesAlstroemeria exerens

Alstroemeria foliosa
speciesAlstroemeria foliosa

Alstroemeria umbellata
speciesAlstroemeria umbellata

Alstroemeria versicolor
speciesAlstroemeria versicolor

Alstroemeria longistaminea
speciesAlstroemeria longistaminea

Alstroemeria werdermannii
speciesAlstroemeria werdermannii

Alstroemeria caryophyllaea
speciesAlstroemeria caryophyllaea

Alstroemeria cunha
speciesAlstroemeria cunha

Alstroemeria kingii
speciesAlstroemeria kingii

Alstroemeria zoellneri
speciesAlstroemeria zoellneri

Alstroemeria esteparica
speciesAlstroemeria esteparica

Alstroemeria pygmaea
speciesAlstroemeria pygmaea

Alstroemeria leporina
speciesAlstroemeria leporina

Alstroemeria graminea
speciesAlstroemeria graminea

Alstroemeria andina
speciesAlstroemeria andina

Alstroemeria chorillensis
speciesAlstroemeria chorillensis
Alstroemeria plantaginea
speciesAlstroemeria plantaginea

Alstroemeria longaviensis
speciesAlstroemeria longaviensis

Alstroemeria schizanthoides
speciesAlstroemeria schizanthoides

Alstroemeria pseudospathulata
speciesAlstroemeria pseudospathulata

Alstroemeria piauhyensis
speciesAlstroemeria piauhyensis

Alstroemeria stenopetala
speciesAlstroemeria stenopetala

Alstroemeria parvula
speciesAlstroemeria parvula

Alstroemeria radula
speciesAlstroemeria radula

Alstroemeria fuscovinosa
speciesAlstroemeria fuscovinosa

Alstroemeria amazonica
speciesAlstroemeria amazonica

Alstroemeria crispata
speciesAlstroemeria crispata

Alstroemeria ochracea
speciesAlstroemeria ochracea

Alstroemeria stenophylla
speciesAlstroemeria stenophylla

Alstroemeria sellowiana
speciesAlstroemeria sellowiana

Alstroemeria julieae
speciesAlstroemeria julieae

Alstroemeria rupestris
speciesAlstroemeria rupestris

Alstroemeria apertiflora
speciesAlstroemeria apertiflora

Alstroemeria inodora
speciesAlstroemeria inodora

Alstroemeria monticola
speciesAlstroemeria monticola

Alstroemeria lutea
speciesAlstroemeria lutea

Alstroemeria fiebrigiana
speciesAlstroemeria fiebrigiana
Alstroemeria viridiflora
speciesAlstroemeria viridiflora

Alstroemeria longistyla
speciesAlstroemeria longistyla
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 81938.