Asparagaceae

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Chlorophytum

Spider plant: Chlorophytum comosum (Familia: Agavaceae). Nombres comunes: cinta, malamadre, araña, lazo de amor. — Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (27)

Afrikaans: Hen-met-kuikens
Arabic: غيلان واحف
arz: غيلان واحف
Chinese: 吊兰, 吊蘭, 折鶴蘭, 挂兰, 掛蘭, 蘭草, 蜘蛛草, 釣蘭
Czech: Zelenec chocholatý
Danish: Væddeløber
English: Spider plant, Ribbon plant, Spider ivy, Spider-plant, Spiderplant, Walking anthericum, Common spider plant, Culantro
Estonian: Tups-rohtliilia, Klorofüütum, Pruudislepp
Finnish: Kirjorönsylilja
French: Herbe vaudoise, Plante araignée, Plante-araignée
German: Grünlilie, Brautschleppe, Brautschleppen, Sachsengras, Sachsengrün, Sachsenkraut, Sekretärinnenblume, Zimmerlilie
Hungarian: Csüngő csokrosinda
Indonesian: Tanaman chlorophytum comosum vittatum, Tanaman, Bulu Ayam
Japanese: オリヅルラン, 折鶴蘭
Malayalam: സ്പൈഡർ പ്ലാന്റ്
Persian: گیاه عنکبوتی
Polish: Zielistka Sternberga, Chlorofytum, Zielistka Strenberga
Portuguese: Clorofito, Gravatinha
Romanian: Planta-păianjen, Planta-paianjen
Russian: Хлорофитум хохлатый, Хлорофитум
Slovak: Zelenec chochlatý
smn: Kiirjâgčaŋâdeijeeliljá
Spanish: Cinta
Swedish: Ampellilja
Thai: เศรษฐีเรือนใน, เศรษฐีเรือนนอก
Ukrainian: Хлорофітум хохлатий
wuu: 吊兰

Synonyms

Anthericum comosum Thunb.
Anthericum longituberosum Poelln.
Anthericum sternbergianum Schult. & Schult.f.
Anthericum vallis-trappii Poelln.
Caesia comosa (Thunb.) Spreng.
Chlorophytum brevipes Baker
Chlorophytum bukobense Engl.
Chlorophytum bukobense var. kilimandscharicum Engl.
Chlorophytum burchellii Baker
Chlorophytum delagoense Baker
Chlorophytum elatulum Poelln.
Chlorophytum elgonense Bullock
Chlorophytum gazense Rendle
Chlorophytum glaucidulum Engl. ex Poelln.
Chlorophytum glaucidulum var. pauper Poelln.
Chlorophytum inopinum Poelln.
Chlorophytum kirkii Baker
Chlorophytum limurense Rendle
Chlorophytum longum Poelln.
Chlorophytum magnum Peter ex Poelln.
Chlorophytum miserum Rendle
Chlorophytum nemorosum Poelln.
Chlorophytum paludicola Poelln.
Chlorophytum ramiferum Rendle
Chlorophytum rugosum Poelln.
Chlorophytum sternbergianum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Steud.
Chlorophytum turritum Peter ex Poelln.
Chlorophytum usambarense Engl. ex Poelln.
Cordyline vivipara Steud.
Hartwegia comosa (Thunb.) Nees
Hollia comosa (Thunb.) Heynh.
Phalangium comosum (Thunb.) Poir.
Phalangium viviparum Reinw. ex Kunth

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Reaperman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Sandra Jones, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: López Laaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sandra Jones, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.