PLANTS Profile for Agapanthus africanus (lily of the Nile)

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PLANTS Profile

Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.
lily of the Nile

Symbol:

AGAF

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

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Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India, Ootacamund. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.

Synonyms:
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.

AGUM

Agapanthus umbellatus L'Her.

Related Taxa:
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 2 species in Agapanthus

Classification:
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Agapanthus L'Hér. – agapanthus
Species	Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg. – lily of the Nile

More Accounts and Images:
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffsgg.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506476.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 11/06/2008 11:41 PM MST