Lachenalia is a genus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of them have a dormancy period, but new roots will always grow every year.
Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal (1736-1800).Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen Species are sometimes known as Cape cowslip, though they are not even somewhat related to the true cowslip Primula veris.
Species , the Plants of the World Online accepted 136 species:Search for "Lachenalia", Lachenalia alba W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia algoensis Schönland Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. Lachenalia ameliae W.F.Barker Lachenalia angelica W.F.Barker Lachenalia anguinea Sweet Lachenalia arbuthnotiae W.F.Barker Lachenalia attenuata W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia aurioliae G.D.Duncan Lachenalia bachmannii Baker Lachenalia barkeriana U.Müll.-Doblies Lachenalia bolusii W.F.Barker Lachenalia bowkeri Baker Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. Lachenalia campanulata Baker Lachenalia capensis W.F.Barker Lachenalia carnosa Baker Lachenalia cernua G.D.Duncan Lachenalia comptonii W.F.Barker Lachenalia concordiana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker Lachenalia congesta W.F.Barker Lachenalia contaminata Aiton Lachenalia convallarioides Baker Lachenalia corymbosa (L.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Lachenalia dasybotrya Diels Lachenalia dehoopensis W.F.Barker Lachenalia doleritica G.D.Duncan Lachenalia duncanii W.F.Barker Lachenalia elegans W.F.Barker Lachenalia ensifolia (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Lachenalia fistulosa Baker Lachenalia flava Andrews Lachenalia framesii W.F.Barker Lachenalia giessii W.F.Barker Lachenalia glaucophylla W.F.Barker Lachenalia haarlemensis Fourc. Lachenalia hirta (Thunb.) Thunb. Lachenalia inconspicua G.D.Duncan Lachenalia isopetala Jacq.
Lachenalia juncifolia Baker Lachenalia karooica W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia klinghardtiana Dinter Lachenalia kliprandensis W.F.Barker Lachenalia lactosa G.D.Duncan Lachenalia latimerae W.F.Barker Lachenalia leipoldtii G.D.Duncan Lachenalia leomontana W.F.Barker Lachenalia liliiflora Jacq. Lachenalia longibracteata E.Phillips Lachenalia longituba (A.M.van der Merwe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Lachenalia lutea G.D.Duncan Lachenalia luteola Jacq. Lachenalia lutzeyeri G.D.Duncan Lachenalia macgregoriorum W.F.Barker Lachenalia margaretae W.F.Barker Lachenalia marginata W.F.Barker Lachenalia marlothii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia martiniae W.F.Barker Lachenalia mathewsii W.F.Barker Lachenalia maughanii (W.F.Barker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Lachenalia maximiliani Schltr. ex W.F.Barker Lachenalia mediana Jacq. Lachenalia minima W.F.Barker Lachenalia moniliformis W.F.Barker Lachenalia montana Schltr. ex W.F.Barker Lachenalia multifolia W.F.Barker Lachenalia mutabilis Lodd. ex Sweet Lachenalia namaquensis W.F.Barker Lachenalia namibiensis W.F.Barker Lachenalia nardousbergensis G.D.Duncan Lachenalia neilii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia nervosa Ker Gawl. Lachenalia nutans G.D.Duncan Lachenalia obscura Schltr. ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq. Lachenalia pallida Aiton Lachenalia patula Jacq. Lachenalia paucifolia (W.F.Barker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Lachenalia pearsonii (R.Glover) W.F.Barker Lachenalia peersii Marloth ex W.F.Barker Lachenalia perryae G.D.Duncan Lachenalia physocaulos W.F.Barker Lachenalia polyphylla Baker Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker Lachenalia punctata Jacq. Lachenalia purpureocaerulea Jacq. Lachenalia pusilla Jacq. Lachenalia quadricolor Jacq. Lachenalia reflexa Thunb. Lachenalia rosea Andrews Lachenalia salteri W.F.Barker Lachenalia sargeantii W.F.Barker Lachenalia schelpei W.F.Barker Lachenalia schlechteri Baker Lachenalia sessiliflora Andrews Lachenalia splendida Diels Lachenalia stayneri W.F.Barker Lachenalia thomasiae W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia trichophylla Baker Lachenalia undulata Masson ex Baker Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. Lachenalia valeriae G.D.Duncan Lachenalia variegata W.F.Barker Lachenalia ventricosa Schltr. ex W.F.Barker Lachenalia verticillata W.F.Barker Lachenalia violacea Jacq. Lachenalia viridiflora W.F.Barker Lachenalia whitehillensis W.F.Barker Lachenalia wrightii Baker Lachenalia xerophila Schltr. ex G.D.Duncan Lachenalia youngii Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.) Lachenalia zebrina W.F.Barker Lachenalia zeyheri Baker
In addition, Lachenalia nordenstamii W.F.Barker was listed as "threatened" in the 2006 IUCN Red List, but the name was not accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
Cultivation Several species are cultivated as garden plants. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Lachenalia 'Rupert' Lachenalia bulbifera 'George' Lachenalia contaminata Lachenalia corymbosa Lachenalia flava Lachenalia pustulata Lachenalia quadricolor Lachenalia vanzyliae Lachenalia viridiflora
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External links
Pacific Bulb Society: Lachenalia