Hypoxis hirsuta
Encyclopedia
Hypoxis hirsuta is an ornamental plant
native to the United States
and Canada
in the Hypoxidaceae
family. Sometimes this plant is placed in the Amaryllidaceae
family or the Liliaceae
family.
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
native to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in the Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxidaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG III system of 2009 does recognize this family...
family. Sometimes this plant is placed in the Amaryllidaceae
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 or the Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
family.
External links
- Hypoxis hirsuta
- USDA Plants Profile: Hypoxis hirsuta
- Wisconsin Botanical Information System:Hypoxis hirsuta
- http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?sourceTemplate=tabular_report.wmt&loadTemplate=species_RptComprehensive.wmt&selectedReport=RptComprehensive.wmt&summaryView=tabular_report.wmt&elKey=127933&paging=home&save=true&startIndex=1&nextStartIndex=1&reset=false&offPageSelectedElKey=791343&offPageSelectedElType=species&offPageYesNo=true&post_processes=&radiobutton=radiobutton&selectedIndexes=791343&selectedIndexes=127933&selectedIndexes=130093&selectedIndexes=152596&selectedIndexes=142726&selectedIndexes=147585&selectedIndexes=158623:Hypoxis hirsuta at NatureServe]