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Accession Data

Drimiopsis maculata

Common Name: Little White Soldiers

Family: Asparagaceae

Country of Origin: Tanzania to S. Africa

Description: Herb to at least 35 cm tall; bulb globose, 1,5-5 cm long; leaves 2-6, usually cordate above the distinctly petiole-like base, glabrous, shiny green above with dark green blotches, 5-30x2-8 cm; inflorescence much longer than the leaves; pedicels 1-2 mm long; flowers white or green, c. 3-5 mm long, segments ascending with incurved cucullate apices; fruit unknown. 3

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession #: 199200235

Accession Date: 1992-12-31

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1107

Quantity: 2

Source: NYBG

Culture: Winter deciduous, well drained, moist organic soil, low light.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asparagaceae

SubFamily: Scilloideae

Tribe: Hyacintheae

SubTribe: Massoniinae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 26 December, 2018.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 26 December, 2018.
  3. Drimiopsis maculata at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Wednesday, 26 December, 2018.
  4. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Daderot [CC0], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Wednesday, 26 December, 2018.
  5. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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Drimiopsis maculata
Drimiopsis maculata