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Cardiocrinum
Sign in to saveCardiocrinum is a genus of bulbous plants of the lily family first described in 1846. They are native to the Himalaya, China, the Russian Far East, and Japan. The bulbs are usually formed at the soil surface. The preferred habitat is woodland. The plants tend to be monocarpic, dying after flowering.
Species
Heart-leaved Lily
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderLiliales
- FamilyLiliaceae
Cardiocrinum cordatum, Illustration Die Riesenlilien (Cardiocrinum) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Liliengewächse (Liliaceae). Die Gattung besteht aus nur drei mehrjährigen Arten, die alle winterhart sind. Die Gattung ist nah verwandt mit den Lilien (Lilium), zu denen ihre Arten früher auch gezählt wurden.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Collections
- BALT, K
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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Cardiocrinum is a genus of bulbous plants of the lily family first described in 1846. They are native to the Himalaya, China, the Russian Far East, and Japan. The bulbs are usually formed at the soil surface. The preferred habitat is woodland. The plants tend to be monocarpic, dying after flowering.
== Description ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cardiocrinum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.