Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Cyrtanthus ventricosus, commonly called fire lilly, is a small deciduous, bulbous plant reaching a height of 100–250 mm (3.9–9.8 in). It is in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, and is found along the Cape Fold Mountains from the Cape Peninsula, Western Cape, to the Kouga Mountains, Eastern Cape in South Africa.[1]
| Cyrtanthus ventricosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Cyrtanthus |
| Species: | C. ventricosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtanthus ventricosus Willd. | |
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Fire lilly produces beautiful, salmon to scarlet blooms just nine days after fire occurs at the place where the plant stands.
References
- "Cyrtanthus ventricosus". pza.sanbi.org. PlantZAfrica.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
Further reading
- Bond, W. J.; Keeley, J. E. (1 July 2005). "Fire as a global 'herbivore': the ecology and evolution of flammable ecosystems". Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20 (7): 387–394. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2005.04.025. ISSN 0169-5347. PMID 16701401.
- McMaster, Rhoda; McMaster, Cameron; Duncan, Graham (1 June 2005). "Out of the ashes". Veld & Flora. pp. 66–69.
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