Alstroemeria pelegrina

Alstroemeria pelegrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Genus: Alstroemeria
Species:
A. pelegrina
Binomial name
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Synonyms
  • Alstroemeria amoena Salisb.
  • Alstroemeria peregrina Ruiz et Pav.
  • Alstroemeria pulchella L.f.

Alstroemeria pelegrina, the Peruvian lily, is a species of flowering plant in the large genus Alstroemeria of the family Alstroemeriaceae (Inca-lilies), part of the monocot order Liliales. It is the type-species of that genus, originally described by Linnaeus in 1762 as one of three species of Alstroemeria. It is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial endemic to Chile.

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