Brunsvigia

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Brunsvigia

Brunsvigia josephinae

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Lilliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Genus:	Brunsvigia

Brunsvigia is a flowering plant genus in the family Amaryllidaceae. It contains about 20 species native to South Africa.

Brunsvigia are tender bulbs, winter-growing and summer-dormant, generally flowering in early autumn. Their flowers are brilliant scarlet, pink, or red. Species include:

Brunsvigia appendiculata
Brunsvigia bosmaniae
Brunsvigia comptonii
Brunsvigia grandiflora
Brunsvigia gregaria
Brunsvigia herrei
Brunsvigia josephinae
Brunsvigia litoralis
Brunsvigia marginata
Brunsvigia natalensis
Brunsvigia orientalis
Brunsvigia pulchra
Brunsvigia radula
Brunsvigia radulosa
Brunsvigia striata
Brunsvigia undulata

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Bulb Society gallery

[edit] References

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