Asparagaceae

Narrowleaf soap plant

Chlorogalum angustifolium Kellogg

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Chlorogalum

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Narrowleaf soap plant: IMG_5669 — Photo: Scott Loarie from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: أمول رفيع الأوراق
English: Narrowleaf soap plant

Synonyms

Laothoe angustifolia (Kellogg) Greene

Flowers

In flower: May (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Scott Loarie from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Garcia Olmos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.