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Peruvian lilies
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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...

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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

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