Albuca bracteata

Albuca bracteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Albuca
Species:
A. bracteata
Binomial name
Albuca bracteata
(Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Synonyms
  • Ornithogalum bracteatum Thunb.
  • Ornithogalum longebracteatum Jacq.
  • Ornithogalum caudatum Aiton
  • (incomplete list)

Albuca bracteata (syn. Ornithogalum longebracteatum), is known by the common names pregnant onion, false sea onion, and sea-onion. It is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. Its flowering stems can reach a height of 90 cm and can carry up to 100 greenish white flowers.

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