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Harperocallis sessiliflora

Harperocallis sessiliflora
Photo: Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Botany, CC0
Family
Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldi family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
NW. Venezuela to Ecuador (Loja)
Climate
montane tropical

About

Harperocallis sessiliflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is a rhizomatous plant.

H. sessiliflora is native to the montane tropical biome of Colombia and Venezuela. It may also be present in Ecuador.

Where it grows

Harperocallis sessiliflora is native to Colombia (Antioquia Department, Boyacá Department, Cesar Department, Cundinamarca Department, Huila Department, Magdalena Department, and Norte de Santander Department), and Venezuela (Mérida and Táchira). It may be present in Ecuador's Loja Province, though this record is dubious.

Other Harperocallis plants

Harperocallis duidae · Harperocallis falcata · Harper's beauty · Harperocallis longiflora · Harperocallis neblinae · Harperocallis paniculata · Harperocallis penduliflora · Harperocallis robustior · Harperocallis schomburgkiana · Harperocallis sipapoensis · Harperocallis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harperocallis sessiliflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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