''Alstroemeria psittacina'', with the common names Peruvian lily, parrot flower, parrot lily, lily of the Incas, princess lily and New Zealand Christmas bell. It is found in
cerrado
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and
pantanal
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vegetation in
Brazil
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and
Argentina
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.
Description
''Alstroemeria psittacina'' is a perennial herb with underground
tubers
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. Flowers grow in
umbels
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of 3-8 flowers. They can be red to reddish-purple, sometimes with brownish spots.
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Distribution
It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
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but widely cultivated as an ornamental and escaped into the wild in Australia (New South Wales
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and Norfolk Island), New Zealand
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, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the southeastern United States
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(eastern Texas
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, Louisiana
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, Mississippi
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, Alabama
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, Georgia
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, and Florida
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Cultivation
''Alstroemeria psittacina'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant
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by plant nurseries, for use in temperate gardens, such as in California
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.
It is a popular ornamental plant in New Zealand
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, where it usually blooms at Christmas
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because that it is also called New Zealand Christmas bell. In addition, this plant is cited as an invasive plant
An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species adv ...
, and it is a natural host range of the Alstroemeria mosaic potyvirus.
See also
* List of plants known as lily Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus ''Lilium'', with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals.
Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers ...
Notes
References
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External links
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FloraBase, the Western Australian Flora: ''Alstroemeria psittacina''
USDA Plants Profile: ''Alstroemeria psittacina''
*Assis, M.C.de (2001). Alstroemeria'' L. (Alstroemeriaceae) do Brasil'': 1–165. Tese de Doutorado, Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo.
*Camargo de Assis, M. (2012). ''Alstroemeriaceae na região sul do Brasil''. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 1117–1132.
psittacina
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Brazil
Flora of the Cerrado
Christmas plants
Garden plants of South America
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