| Wachendorfia thyrsiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Wachendorfia |
| Species: | W. thyrsiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Wachendorfia thyrsiflora Burm., 1757
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Wachendorfia thyrsiflora, the marsh butterfly lily,[1] is a plant species of 0.6–2.5 m (2.0–8.2 ft) high when flowering, that has been assigned to the bloodroot family.[2] It is a large to very large evergreen perennial plant with an underground rootstock with clusters of roots produced at the nodes. The rootstock has a distinctive red colour that results from so-called arylphenalenone pigments. The sturdy, entire and broadly sword-shaped leaves have laterally flattened and pleated leaf blades. The golden yellow flowers are set a dense cylindrical panicle on a tall firm stalk. Flowering occurs from spring until mid-summer.[1]
- ^ a b Alice Notten (2001). "Wachendorfia thyrsiflora". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute.
- ^ "Wachendorfia thyrsiflora Burm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.