Biology:Habranthus tubispathus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Habranthus |
| Species: | H. tubispathus
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| Habranthus tubispathus (L'Hér.) Traub
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Habranthus tubispathus, the Rio Grande copperlily or Barbados snowdrop,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a perennial bulb native to southern South America (Brazil , Argentina , Paraguay and Uruguay). It is widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in the southeastern United States (Texas , Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida), much of the West Indies as well as Bermuda, eastern Mexico, India , Easter Island, and central Chile .[3]
Description
Flowers are produced sporadically during late summer and autumn, singly on stems 10 to 20 centimetres (4 to 8 in) tall. Flowers are usually yellow with copper tones on the outside, with tepals about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long, fused for a short distance at the base to form a tube. As with all Habranthus species, the flowers are not upright on the stem but held at a slight angle. The leaves are not normally present at flowering time, appearing later; they are narrowly linear.[3]
Chemical composition
Cultivation
Habranthus tubispathus tolerates some frost down to 0 °C (32 °F) if planted in a sheltered sunny position, but will not survive being frozen. It seeds freely. A form with pinkish flowers is grown as H. tubispathus var. roseus, but may be a hybrid.[3]
H. tubispathus has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][5] The synonym H. andersonii is commonly found in horticultural sources.
Growing in Denton, Texas, USA
Growing in Denton, Texas, USA
Seeds
Growing at TWU in Denton, Tx.
References
- ↑ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do, retrieved 2011-09-23, search for "Habranthus tubispathus"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "RHS Plant Selector - Habranthus tubispathus". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8195/Habranthus-tubispathus/Details. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mathew, Brian (1987), The Smaller Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-4922-8, p. 101
- ↑ "Katoch D and Singh B, Med Aromat Plants". https://www.longdom.org/open-access/phytochemistry-and-pharmacology-of-genus-zephyranthes-2167-0412-1000212.pdf.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 44. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2881901 entry
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