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Amaryllidaceae facts for kids
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Amaryllidaceae
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Amaryllidaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, sometimes plants in this family are described as amaryllid in the vernacular.
Popular genera
- Amaryllis, the Belladonna Lily or Naked Lady
- Caliphruria, Amazon lily
- Clivia, the Kaffir lily
- Crinum, Swamp Lily
- Eucharis, Amazon Lily
- Galanthus, Snowdrop
- Habranthus, Rain lily
- Hippeastrum, commonly sold as Amaryllis or Christmas Amaryllis.
- Hymenocallis, Peruvian Daffodil, Spider Lily
- Leucojum, Snowflake
- Lycoris, Spider Lily or Hurricane Flower
- Narcissus, Daffodil, Jonquil, and Narcissus
- Pancratium, Sea Daffodil
- Sprekelia, Jacobean lily
- Sternbergia, Winter daffodil
- Zephyranthes, Rain lily, Zephyr lily
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