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Androstephium

The genus Androstephium is a group of North American plants in the cluster lily subfamily within the asparagus family. It contains two species native to the southwestern and south-central United States.Species

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Androstephium
blue funnel lily
Androstephium coeruleum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Androstephium
Torr.
Type species
Androstephium violaceum
(syn of A. coeruleum)

The genus Androstephium is a group of North American plants in the cluster lily subfamily within the asparagus family.2 It contains two species native to the southwestern and south-central United States.314

Species3
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson pink funnel lily deserts of Arizona, Utah, southeastern California, southern Nevada, northwestern New Mexico, western Colorado, southern Wyoming
Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene blue funnel lily grasslands of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
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