Iridaceae
Lagrimas de la virgen
Eleutherine bulbosa
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Eleutherine
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Common names
By language (6)
- Assamese
- চন্দ্ৰমল্লিকা ফুল
- Chinese
- 红葱
- English
- Lagrimas de la virgen
- Indonesian
- Bawang Sabrang, Bawang dayak
- Sundanese
- Babawangan
- Vietnamese
- Sâm đại hành
Synonyms
- Antholyza meriana Blanco
- Bermudiana bulbosa (Mill.) Molina
- Bermudiana congesta (Klatt) Kuntze
- Cipura plicata (Sw.) Griseb.
- Eleutherine americana (Aubl.) Merr. ex K.Heyne
- Eleutherine anomala Herb.
- Eleutherine longifolia Gagnep.
- Eleutherine plicata (Sw.) Herb.
- Eleutherine plicata Klatt
- Eleutherine subaphylla Gagnep.
- Ferraria parviflora Salisb.
- Galatea americana (Aubl.) Kuntze
- Galatea bulbosa (Mill.) Britton
- Galatea plicata (Sw.) Baker
- Galatea vespertina Salisb.
- Ixia americana Aubl.
- Marica plicata (Sw.) Ker Gawl.
- Moraea plicata Sw.
- Sisyrinchium americanum (Aubl.) Lemée
- Sisyrinchium bulbosum Mill.
- Sisyrinchium capitatum Pers.
- Sisyrinchium congestum Klatt
- Sisyrinchium elatum Seub. ex Klatt
- Sisyrinchium latifolium Sw.
- Sisyrinchium palmifolium Cav.
- Sisyrinchium palmifolium var. congestum (Klatt) Baker
- Sisyrinchium plicatum (Sw.) Spreng.
- Sisyrinchium racemosum Pers.
- Sisyrinchium racemosum Larrañaga
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.