Echeandia

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsTo order Asparagales
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Monocots
linked to: Liliopsida
describedAs genus of flowering plants
distributionCharacteristic mostly Mesoamerican
family Asparagaceae
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
Echeandia flavescens
Echeandia mexicana
Echeandia texensis
inflorescenceType raceme
isMonocot true
isPartOf subfamily Agavoideae of Asparagaceae
kingdom Plantae
leafType narrow linear leaves
namedAfter Pedro Alonso de Echeandía
nativeTo Americas
Central America
North America
South America
order Asparagales
photosynthesisPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
reproductiveStructure six-tepaled flowers
seedDispersal by gravity
subfamily Agavoideae
taxonAuthor Karl Sigismund Kunth
taxonRank genus
usedAs ornamental plant
yearDescribed 1816

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Agavoideae containsTaxon Echeandia