Biology:Orlaya
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Orlaya grandiflora Illustration by Johann Georg Sturm, in his Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Scandiceae |
| Subtribe: | Daucinae |
| Genus: | Orlaya Hoffm. |
Orlaya is a genus of flowering plants from Europe in the family Apiaceae, with between 1 and 11 species.[1] They are annuals with finely-divided leaves, and umbels of lacy pink or white flowers. O. grandiflora, white laceflower, is well-known and widely cultivated as an ornamental in the UK and elsewhere. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
The following species are currently accepted:-[1]
- Orlaya daucorlaya Murb.
- Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm.
- Orlaya kochii Heywood
- Orlaya topaliana Beauverd
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Orlaya". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=orlaya. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Orlaya grandiflora". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/24959/i-Orlaya-grandiflora-i/Details. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q7103227 entry
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