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Nerine bowdenii

Below Great North Road, Whanganui, c. 25 flowering plants over 25 m of bank.<br>Photographer: Graeme La Cock, Date taken: 16/06/2005, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

nerine, Cornish lily, Guernsey lily

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Simplified description

Bulbous plant, summer dormant. Flowers appearing just before leaves. Spread and established as a garden discard

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Nerine

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Authority

Nerine bowdenii W.Watson

Ecology

Year naturalised

2005

Origin

South Africa (establishes from a probable garden discard in NZ)

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Referencing and citations

Attribution

Fact sheet prepared by Colin C Ogle, October 2016

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