Lachenalia aloides (Cape Cowslip)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Cape Cowslip

Description

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Physical Description

Flowers: Bloom Period: January, February. • Flower Color: red, yellow

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 6-12" tall.

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Space 3-6" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.6 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Liliopsida () - Scopoli, 1760
        Subclass: Liliidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Lilianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Asparagales () - Bromhead, 1840
        Family: Hyacinthaceae () - Batsch Ex Borckhausen, 1797
        Subfamily: Rhinanthoideae ()
        Tribe: Veroniceae ()
        Genus: Lachenalia () - Linnaeus, 1753
        Specific epithet: aloides - (L.f.) Engl.
        Botanical name: - Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl.

Notes

Publishing author : Engl. Publication : Notizblatt des K?niglichen Botanische Garttens und Museums zu Berlin 2 1899 Basionym author: (L.f.)An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lachenalia

There are approximately 235 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. comesi · L. nelsonii · L. regeliana · L. 'Fransie' · L. 'Indian Prince' · L. 'Lemon Ripple' · L. 'Namakwa' · L. 'Nova' · L. 'Robekkie' · L. 'Robijn' · L. 'Rolina' · L. 'Romaud' (Cape Cowslip) · L. 'Romelia' · L. 'Ronina' (Wild Hyacinth) · L. 'Rosabeth' (Wild Hyacinth) · L. 'Rupert' (Cowslip) · L. 'Violet Queen' · L. alba · L. albida · L. algoensis · L. aloides (Cape Cowslip) · L. aloides 'Balfour's' · L. aloides 'Nelsonii' · L. aloides 'Pearsonii' (Cape Cowslip) · L. aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aloides · L. aloides var. aurea (Cape Cowslip) · L. aloides var. luteola · L. aloides var. quadricolor (Cape Cowslip) · L. aloides var. vanzyliae · L. aloides var. vanzyliae × orchioides var. glaucina · L. aloides-Hybride 'Nelsonii' · L. aloides-Hybride 'Quadricolor' · L. ameliae · L. angelica · L. anguinea · L. angustifolia · L. arbuthnotiae · L. attenuata · L. aurea · L. aurioliae · L. bachmanii · L. bachmannii · L. barkeriana · L. bicolor · L. bifolia · L. bolusii · L. botryoides · L. bowieana · L. bowkeri · L. brevipes · L. buchubergensis · L. bulbifera (Lachenalia) · L. bulbifera 'George' · L. bulbifera 'Mandarin' · L. bulbifera pink · L. cami · L. campanulata · L. capensis · L. carnosa · L. cernua · L. comptonii · L. concordiana · L. congesta · L. contaminata (Wild Hyacinth) · L. convallariodora · L. convallarioides · L. cooperi · L. corymbosa · L. dasybotrya · L. declinata · L. dehoopensis · L. doleritica · L. duncanii · L. elegans · L. elegans var. flava · L. elegans var. membranacea · L. elegans var. suaveolens · L. elegans W.F.Barker var. flava W.F.Barker · L. ensifolia · L. esterhuysenae · L. fistulosa · L. flava · L. fragrans · L. framesii · L. giessii · L. gillettii · L. glaucina · L. glaucina 'Wrangle Blue' · L. glaucophylla · L. graminifolia · L. haarlemensis · L. hirta · L. hirta var. exserta · L. hyacinthoides · L. hybrid Lac. 213 · L. inconspicua · L. isopetala · L. juncifolia · L. juncifolia var. campanulata · L. juncifolia var. juncifolia

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

Australian National Herbarium (CANB)

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5896475
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-280351
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 916592
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90646-3
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 537131-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 748429