Accession Data:
Aspidistra elatior Bl.
- Common Name: Cast Iron Plant
- Family: Asparagaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Japan (S. Kyushu) to Taiwan
- Habitat: Roadsides, under trees and along ditches
- Description: Hermaphroditic flowers are pollinated by slugs and snails.
- USDA Zone: 6-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500883
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1211 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-05-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Asparagaceae
- SubFamily: Nolinoideae
- Tribe: Convallarieae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 08 October, 2019.
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, 08 October, 2019.
- Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Thursday, 31 October, 2019.
- Image #00 (cropped) and #02 by User:Nino Barbieri [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Thursday, 31 October, 2019.
- Flora of China. Last accessed on Thursday, 31 October, 2019.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:30:09 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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