Asparagaceae
Cape cowslip
Lachenalia aloides
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Lachenalia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Vierkleur Kalossie, Vierkleur Lelie, Vierkleur Lelietjie
- Chinese
- 非洲莲香, 非洲蓮香, 纳金花
- English
- Cape cowslip
Synonyms
- Lachenalia tricolor J.Jacq. ex Murray
- Phormium aloides L.f.
Photos
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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). About our plant data.