Androstephium
Genus of flowering plants
| Androstephium | |
|---|---|
 | |
| blue funnel lily Androstephium coeruleum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Androstephium Torr. |
| Type species | |
| Androstephium violaceum (syn of A. coeruleum) Torr.[1] | |
The genus Androstephium is a group of North American plants in the cluster lily subfamily within the asparagus family.[2] It contains two species native to the southwestern and south-central United States.[3][1][4]
- Species[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson | pink funnel lily | deserts of Arizona, Utah, southeastern California, southern Nevada, northwestern New Mexico, western Colorado, southern Wyoming |
 | Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene | blue funnel lily | grasslands of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas |
References
- ^ a b Flora of North America, v 26 p 333, Androstephium Torrey in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 218. 1859.
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Brodiaeoideae
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
External links
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Androstephium breviflorum S. Watson pink funnel lily
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene blue funnel lily
- Calflora, University of California at Berkeley, Taxon Report 352
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
- Pacific Bulb Society
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Androstephium caeruleum
- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Image Gallery: Androstephium coeruleum
