Lachenalia is a genus of in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of them have a dormancy period, but new will always grow every year.
Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal (1736-1800).Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen Species are sometimes known as Cape cowslip, though they are not even somewhat related to the true cowslip Primula veris.
In addition, Lachenalia nordenstamii W.F.Barker was listed as "threatened" in the 2006 IUCN Red List, but the name was not accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
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