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Photo: Nick Helme · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Photo: Nick Helme · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
| Scientific name | Agapanthus africanus |
|---|---|
| Genus | Agapanthus |
| Origin | South Africa |
| Family | Amaryllidaceae |
| Region | Tropics |
Agapanthus africanus, commonly named the African lily, is a flowering plant from the genus Agapanthus found only on rocky sandstone slopes of the winter rainfall fynbos from the Cape Peninsula to Swellendam. It is also called the lily of the Nile in spite of only growing in South Africa.
