Common name
English: Kerry Lily
German: Mattiazzi-Graslilie
Portuguese: Craveiro-do-monte
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Liliopsida (388)
Order: Asparagales (77)
Family: Asphodelaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Simethis (1)
Epithet: mattiazzi (Vand.) Sacc. (1)
Synonyms: Anthericum ericetorum Bergeret, Anthericum mattiazzii Vand., Anthericum planifolium L., Bulbine planifolia (L.) Spreng., Phalangium holosericeum Pourr., Phalangium planifolium (L.) Pers., Pogonella planifolium Salisb., Pubilaria mattiazzii (Vand.) Samp., Pubilaria planifolia (L.) Samp., Simethis mattiazzii (Vandelli) G.López & C.E.Jarvis, Simethis planifolia (L.) Gren. & Godr.
mattiazzi => in honor of Giulio Mattiazzi, assistant of Domenico Vandelli (1735-1816)
planifolia => having flat, horizontal leaves
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white