Lachenalia orchioides

Lachenalia orchioides, the orchid‑like Cape cowslip, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lachenalia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

Lachenalia orchioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Scilloideae
Genus:	Lachenalia
Species:	L. orchioides
Binomial name
Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Hyacinthus orchioides L. Muscari orchioides (L.) Mill. Orchiops orchioides (L.) Salisb. Phormium orchioides (L.) Thunb. Scilla blanda Salisb.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Lachenalia orchioides subsp. glaucina (Jacq.) G.D.Duncan
• Lachenalia orchioides subsp. orchioides
• Lachenalia orchioides subsp. parviflora (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan