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Androstephium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Asparagaceae

Scientific name
  
Androstephium

Rank
  
Genus

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Brodiaeoideae

Higher classification
  
Liliaceae

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Lower classifications
  
Blue Funnel-lily, Androstephium breviflorum

The genus Androstephium is a group of North American plants in the cluster lily subfamily within the asparagus family. It contains two species native to the southwestern and south-central United States.

Species
  1. Androstephium breviflorum S.Watson - pink funnel lily - deserts of Arizona, Utah, southeastern California, southern Nevada, northwestern New Mexico, western Colorado, southern Wyoming
  2. Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene - blue funnel lily - grasslands of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas

References

Androstephium Wikipedia