The Amaryllis family of mainly perennial monocot plants. Amaryllidaceae is a large group of more than 1600 species worldwide (the vast majority occurring in tropical or subtropical regions); these are spread across some 70+ genera. In most instances the plants grow from bulbs, although some are rhizomatous, and the linear leaves are often narrowly pointed. Flowers in this family have six equal tepals (undifferentiated petals and sepals). Included in this family are flowers in the Amaryllis, Narcissus (daffodils) and Allium (onion) genera.
We have used the Scientific names to identify species in this table, but all of wildflowers featured on this website can be arranged A to Z by either Scientific names, Common names or Botanical families via our Sortable Index Table, where we have also provided the facility to arrange flowers in order by dominant Colour.
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