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Chionographis

Botanical name: Chionographis

Chionographis

Botanical name: Chionographis

Description

Chionographis species are perennial flowering plants that grow from rhizomes. They produce a basal rosette of evergreen leaves, from the center of which emerges a flowering scape. The scape produces a spike of many small white flowers. The flowers are zygomorphic in shape, and when perfect have six tepals, one pistil, and six stamens. this genus is native to China, Japan, and Korea.

Species of Chionographis

Chionographis chinensis

Chionographis chinensis is a perennial flowering plant that produces a spike of several small white flowers. This plant uses a particularly rare breeding process called gynodioecy, which involves both hermaphroditic and female flowers living in the same population.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Monocotyledons

Order

Lilies, supplejacks and allies

Family

Bunchflower

Genus

Chionographis

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