Vagaria

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Vagaria
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Vagaria parviflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Tribe: Pancratieae
Genus: Vagaria
Herb.
Type species
Vagaria parviflora

Vagaria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the Amaryllis family, widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its attractive white flowers. [1] [2]

Species [3] [4]

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References

  1. Herbert, William. 1837. Amaryllidaceae 61, 76, 226.
  2. Pacific Bulb Society, Vagaria
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. The Plant List search for Vagaria
  5. Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  6. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève
  7. Rare Plants, Vagaria parviflora