Biology:Albuca spiralis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Corkscrew albuca | |
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| Albuca spiralis "Frizzle Sizzle" cultivar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
| Genus: | Albuca |
| Species: | A. spiralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Albuca spiralis L.f.
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Albuca spiralis, commonly called the corkscrew albuca, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, that is native to Western and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa .
Description
The plant is recognizable by its distinctive leaves, which are narrow, spiral tipped with glandular hairs.
The plant bears nodding green flowers with pale yellow margins. The flowers are sweetly scented, with an aroma like that of vanilla.
References
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=294636. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- "CJB - African plants database - Detail". ville-ge.ch. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?language=an&id=14769. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- "Pacific Bulb Society | Albuca spiralis". pacificbulbsociety.org. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Albuca_spiralis. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2722761.htm
Wikidata ☰ Q11679534 entry
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