Lachenalia ensifolia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lachenalia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] Its nominate subspecies Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
| Lachenalia ensifolia | |
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| Here given as Lachenalia maughanii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Lachenalia |
| Species: | L. ensifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lachenalia ensifolia | |
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List
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Subspecies
editThe following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia
- Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. maughanii (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan
References
edit- ^ Edinburgh J. Bot. 60: 565 (2003 publ. 2004)
- ^ a b c "Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Lachenalia ensifolia subsp. ensifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 November 2020.