Common name
English: Kerry Lily
German: Mattiazzi-Graslilie
Portuguese: Craveiro-do-monte
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2634)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (389)
Order: Asparagales (79)
Family: Asphodelaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Simethis (1)
Epithet: mattiazzi (Vand.) Sacc. (1)
Synonyms: Anthericum bicolor Desf., Anthericum ericetorum Bergeret, Anthericum mattiazzii Vand., Anthericum planifolium L., Bulbine planifolia (L.) Spreng., Hemierium planifolium (L.) Raf., Morgagnia bicolor (Desf.) Bubani, Phalangium bicolor (Desf.) DC., Phalangium holosericeum Pourr., Phalangium planifolium (L.) Pers., Pogonella planifolium Salisb., Pubilaria bicolor (Desf.) Raf., Pubilaria mattiazzii (Vand.) Samp., Pubilaria planifolia (L.) Samp., Sieboldia bicolor (Desf.) Heynh., Simethis bicolor (Desf.) Kunth, Simethis mattiazzii (Vandelli) G.López & C.E.Jarvis, Simethis planifolia (L.) Gren. & Godr.
bicolor => two colored
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
