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Bessera elegans (Bessera elegans)

Description

Bessera elegans, also called coral drops, is a species of plants in the cluster lily subfamily (Brodiaeoideae). It is cultivated in Mexico and is a half-hardy herbaceous plant growing from corms with drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white colored flowers. It is found from central to southern Mexico.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Asparagaceae

              • Genus: Bessera