| Androstephium | |
|---|---|
| | |
| blue funnel lily Androstephium coeruleum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Androstephium Torr. |
| Type species | |
| Androstephium violaceum (syn of A. coeruleum) | |
The genus Androstephium is a group of North American plants in the cluster lily subfamily within the asparagus family. [2] It contains two species native to the southwestern and south-central United States. [3] [1] [4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson | pink funnel lily | deserts of Arizona, Utah, southeastern California, southern Nevada, northwestern New Mexico, western Colorado, southern Wyoming |
| | Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene | blue funnel lily | grasslands of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas |