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Alstroemeriaceae
Alstroemeria

not marked as a favorite taxon *Alstroemeria pulchella Linnaeus f.. Common name: Peruvian-lily, Parrot-lily. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides and forest understories near plantings. Distribution: Native of Brazil. Naturalized in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas (Holmes in FNA 2002; Singhurst, Keith, & Holmes 2005).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: Various names have been applied to introductions in our region. It is not clear that more than one taxon is represented, nor what name (s) should be applied to what are likely horticultural cultivars.

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA26, K4, WH3; = Alstroemeria psittacina Lehmann — POWO; = n/a — RAB, S; > Alstroemeria haemantha Ruiz & Pavón — NS; > Alstroemeria psittacina Lehmann — NS; >< Alstroemeria psittacina Lehmann, misapplied?; > Alstroemeria pulchella L.f. — NS. Basionym: Alstroemeria pulchella L.f. 1781 [1782]

Links to other floras: = Alstroemeria pulchella - FNA26

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