Colchicaceae
Brown-tongue lily
Ornithoglossum vulgare
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Ornithoglossum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Slangkop, Spinnekoppie
- English
- Brown-tongue lily
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Kevin Murray, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.