Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal (1736-1800).[3] Species are sometimes known as Cape cowslip, though they are not even somewhat related to the true cowslip Primula veris.
Species
As of December2022[update], the Plants of the World Online accepted 136 species:[1]
In addition, Lachenalia nordenstamii W.F.Barker was listed as "threatened" in the 2006 IUCN Red List,[4] but as of December2012[update] the name was not accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.[1]
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