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Peruvian Lily
Alstroemeria aurea
37.8564, -122.298
Field Notes
Description:
These beautiful Peruvian Lilies remind me of tiger lilies.
Habitat:
UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, CA.
Notes:
Alstroemeria well-known as Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas represents a genus with approximately 50 flowering plants’ species. It The genus originates from South America. It was called after the Swedish baron Claus von Alstroemer by his friend Carolus Linnaeus.
The plants are distinguished by a rootstock made up of group of rhizomes or "crown". Depending on the definite species the plants’ height may vary from a couple of cm to about 1.5 m.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012
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