Asparagaceae
Wavyleaf soap plant
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Chlorogalum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- أمول بعد ظهري
- English
- Wavyleaf soap plant
- Japanese
- クロロガルム・ポメリディアヌム
Synonyms
- Anthericum pomeridianum (DC.) Ker Gawl.
- Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum
- Laothoe pomeridiana (DC.) Raf.
- Phalangium pomeridianum (DC.) Sweet
- Scilla pomeridiana DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 842 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Warner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Caricologist, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AerobicFox, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Garth Harwood, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, 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.