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Curculigo orchioides
Also called Golden Eyed Grass
Golden eye grass is a small perennial herb with grass-like leaves and yellow flowers, grown from a rhizome, found in the wild across tropical and subtropical Asia and the western Pacific. It is grown mainly for its roots, which are used in traditional medicine, and it is a fairly undemanding plant in warm, humid conditions.
Curculigo orchioides (commonly called golden eye-grass, xian mao, weevil-wort, कालो मुस्ली (in Nepal) black musli, Kali musli, or Kali Musali) is a flowering plant species in the genus Curculigo. It is native to Nepal, China, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Papuasia, and Micronesia. The species has been reported also from islands such as Guam and New Caledonia.
Palm-grass · Curculigo ensifolia · Curculigo latifolia · Curculigo rhizophylla · Curculigo
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
