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Alstroemeria ligtu (Alstroemeria)

Infraspecies

Alstroemeria ligtu incarnata
Alstroemeria ligtu ligtu (purple-spot parrot-lily) (Attributes)
Alstroemeria ligtu simsii (Peruvian-lily) (Attributes)
Alstroemeria ligtu splendens

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  Some people are sensitive to this plant and skin contact with the sap can cause them to get dermatitis;
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Scent [2]  The flowers have a sweet fragrance of mignonette.
Structure [3]  Herb
Height [2]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Width [2]  39 inches (1 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Alstroemeria ligtu

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0