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Key to Lycoris

Amaryllidaceae

Lycoris

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(c) Fleming, Gary P.
1 Tepals pink to rose, 6-7 cm long, 1.2-1.8 cm wide, only slightly crisped-margined at the base; stamens 0.8-1.2× as long as the tepals; leaves 18-25 mm wide; [subgenus Symmanthus]
1 Tepals bright red, 4-4.5 cm long, 0.5-0.6 cm wide, strongly crisped-margined and reflexed; stamens 2-2.5× as long as the tepals; leaves 3-8 mm wide; [subgenus Lycoris].
  2 Flowers bearing seeds
(c) Woodward, Terry - CC-BY
  2 Flowers bearing no seeds