| Strumaria tenella | |
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| Strumaria tenella subsp. tenella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Strumaria |
| Species: | S. tenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Strumaria tenella (L.f.) Snijman [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Strumaria tenella is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Lesotho, and the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa. [1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 as Crinum tenellum. [2] Its inflorescence of white flowers has been described as "noticeably starry". [3]
Two subspecies are recognized: [1]