Echeandia
E822129
Echeandia is a genus of flowering plants in the asparagus order, known for its grass-like leaves and often yellow, star-shaped flowers native to the Americas.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | order Asparagales ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of flowering plants ⓘ |
| distributionCharacteristic | mostly Mesoamerican ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm | perennial herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
open grasslands
ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ scrublands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
grass-like leaves
ⓘ
star-shaped flowers ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | echeandia ⓘ |
| hasOvaryPosition | superior ovary ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Echeandia chandleri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Echeandia flavescens NERFINISHED ⓘ Echeandia mexicana ⓘ Echeandia texensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflorescenceType | raceme ⓘ |
| isMonocot | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | subfamily Agavoideae of Asparagaceae ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | narrow linear leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pedro Alonso de Echeandía NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosynthesisPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | six-tepaled flowers ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | by gravity ⓘ |
| subfamily | Agavoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Karl Sigismund Kunth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1816 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.