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Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum (,), colloquially referred to as the spider plants, is a genus of almost 200 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the sub-family Agavoideae, within the family Asparagaceae. The plants are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Asia.
Depending on species, most Chlorophytum mature at about 10–60 cm (3"-12") in height, growing out from a central rosette of long, slender leaves of around 15–75 cm (5"-29") in length. The plants tend to have thick, fleshy, tuberous roots, about 0.5-2 cm (0.17"-0.75") thick. The flowers are small and usually white, produced on sparse panicles up to 120 cm (47") long.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Spider plant
speciesChlorophytum comosum
Common Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum cooperi
Pongol Sword
speciesChlorophytum laxum
Grass Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum graminifolium
Weeping Anthericum
speciesChlorophytum saundersiae
Butterfly Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum bowkeri
Cluster Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum fasciculatum
Gold Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum transvaalense
Crisp Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum crispum
Giant Grasslily
speciesChlorophytum krookianum
Chlorophytum tuberosum
speciesChlorophytum tuberosum
Hairy Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum trichophlebium
Chlorophytum orchidastrum
speciesChlorophytum orchidastrum
West Coast Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum triflorum
Slender Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum galpinii
Modest Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum modestum
Recurve Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum recurvifolium
bracketplant
speciesChlorophytum capense
Chlorophytum haygarthii
speciesChlorophytum haygarthii
Sticky Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum viscosum
safed musli
speciesChlorophytum borivilianum
Chlorophytum nepalense
speciesChlorophytum nepalense
Chlorophytum filipendulum
speciesChlorophytum filipendulum
Rigid Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum rigidum
Nervous Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum crassinerve
Namaqua Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum namaquense
Chlorophytum stenopetalum
speciesChlorophytum stenopetalum
Angular Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum angulicaule
Chlorophytum macrophyllum
speciesChlorophytum macrophyllum
Chlorophytum colubrinum
speciesChlorophytum colubrinum
Chlorophytum pusillum
speciesChlorophytum pusillum
Mummy Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum sphacelatum
Jade Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum macrosporum
Chlorophytum brachystachyum
speciesChlorophytum brachystachyum
Chlorophytum glaucum
speciesChlorophytum glaucum
Chlorophytum glaucoides
speciesChlorophytum glaucoides
Chlorophytum viridescens
speciesChlorophytum viridescens
Chlorophytum subpetiolatum
speciesChlorophytum subpetiolatum
Chlorophytum calyptrocarpum
speciesChlorophytum calyptrocarpum
Chlorophytum blepharophyllum
speciesChlorophytum blepharophyllum
Chlorophytum stolzii
speciesChlorophytum stolzii
Long Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum longifolium
Chlorophytum malabaricum
speciesChlorophytum malabaricum
Chlorophytum andongense
speciesChlorophytum andongense
Chlorophytum tripedale
speciesChlorophytum tripedale
Chlorophytum alismifolium
speciesChlorophytum alismifolium
Cliff Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum cremnophilum
Lone Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum rangei
Chlorophytum madagascariense
speciesChlorophytum madagascariense
Sedge Green Lily
speciesChlorophytum cyperaceum
Chlorophytum dianellifolium
speciesChlorophytum dianellifolium
Chlorophytum sparsiflorum
speciesChlorophytum sparsiflorum
Chlorophytum sylvestre
speciesChlorophytum sylvestre
Chlorophytum cameronii
speciesChlorophytum cameronii
Chlorophytum affine
speciesChlorophytum affine
Chlorophytum gallabatense
speciesChlorophytum gallabatense
Chlorophytum suffruticosum
speciesChlorophytum suffruticosum
Chlorophytum boomense
speciesChlorophytum boomense
Chlorophytum lewisae
speciesChlorophytum lewisae
Chlorophytum bharuchae
speciesChlorophytum bharuchae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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