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Alstroemeria apertiflora
Alstroemeria apertiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It is a herb with bell-shaped yellow flowers, and papery to leathery leaves. The species is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, and was described in 1888.
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Description
Alstroemeria apertiflora is a herb, with a stem over 3 feet (91 cm) high. It has underground storage organs. The rhizomes are sympodial. The leaves are papery or leathery in texture. They are up to 2 inches (5.1 cm) long. The inflorescence is an umbel. The flowers are yellow to red, bell-shaped, and have three parts. The internal tepals have spots. The perianth is around 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The fruit is a capsule that undergoes loculicidal dehiscence. The seeds are spherical, and have small protuberances.
Range & habitat
The species is native to the subtropical biome of north-eastern Argentina (Misiones Province), south, south-east, and west-central Brazil, and Paraguay.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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 911087.