Ipheion
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The plant genus Ipheion belongs to Allioideae subfamily of the Amaryllidaceae
family. There has been uncertainty as to the limits of the genus; research published in 2010 suggests that although related to genera such as Tristagma and Nothoscordum
, it is a distinct genus of 3 species.
The genus occurs naturally in Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, although Ipheion uniflorum has naturalized elsewhere.
Species:
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidoideae is the subfamily of flowering plants that takes its name from the genus Amaryllis. It is part of the family Amaryllidaceae, in order Asparagales...
family. There has been uncertainty as to the limits of the genus; research published in 2010 suggests that although related to genera such as Tristagma and Nothoscordum
Nothoscordum
Nothoscordum is a genus in the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae. It is probably paraphyletic.-Species:According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families , the family contains the following species:...
, it is a distinct genus of 3 species.
The genus occurs naturally in Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, although Ipheion uniflorum has naturalized elsewhere.
Species:
- Ipheion recurvifolium
- Ipheion tweedieanum
- Ipheion uniflorum - spring starflower