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Bush Lilies
Clivia
Clivia is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names are Natal lily or bush lily.
They are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with green, strap-like leaves. Individual flowers are more or less bell-shaped, occurring in umbels on a stalk above the foliage; colors typically range from yellow through orange to red. Many cultivars exist, some with variegated leaf patterns.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Natal Lily
speciesClivia miniata
Forest Bushlily
speciesClivia gardenii
Longstem Bushlily
speciesClivia caulescens
Bush Lily
speciesClivia nobilis
Clivia × cyrtanthiflora
hybridClivia × cyrtanthiflora
Pondo Bushlily
speciesClivia robusta
Oorlogskloof Bushlily
speciesClivia mirabilis
Clivia × nimbicola
hybridClivia × nimbicola
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69776.