Lycoris sprengeri Comes ex Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Lycoris

Characteristics

Bulbs ovoid, ca. 3.5 cm in diam. Leaves appearing in early spring, green, ligulate, ca. 30 × 1 cm, apex obtuse. Flowering stem ca. 60 cm. Umbel 4--6-flowered; involucres 2, ca. 3.5 × 1.2 cm. Perianth pale purple; tube 1--1.5 cm; lobes often bluish at apex, oblanceolate, ca. 4.5 × 1 cm, margin not undulate. Stamens nearly as long as perianth. Style slightly longer than perianth. Capsule 3-angled, loculicidal. Seeds black, subglobose, ca. 0.5 cm in diam. Fl. Aug--Sep. 2 n = 22*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -18
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Distribution

Lycoris sprengeri world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65809-1
WFO ID wfo-0000683635
COL ID 3WNDD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lycoris sprengeri