''Merwilla plumbea'' is a
bulb-forming perennial herb in the small genus ''
Merwilla
''Merwilla'' is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae).Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards),Asparagales: Scilloideae, ''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website'', retrieved 20 ...
''.
Two subspecies are recognized:
*''Merwilla plumbea'' subsp. ''kraussii''
(Baker) J.C.Manning, syn. ''Scilla kraussii''
*''Merwilla plumbea'' subsp. ''plumbea'', syn. ''Scilla natalensis''
References
PlantZAfrica
Scilloideae
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