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Cornish Lily

Nerine bowdenii

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in United Kingdom.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 0, May 0, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 4, October 13, November 10, December 1.
United Kingdom28
England22
South Africa20
New Zealand14
KwaZulu-Natal11
Free State8
Australia7
United States5
Wellington Region5
Canterbury Region5

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyamaryllis, onions, and allies · Amaryllidaceae
GenusNerines · Nerine

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