Orlaya
Appearance
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Orlaya grandiflora Illustration by Johann Georg Sturm, in his Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Scandiceae |
Subtribe: | Daucinae |
Genus: | Orlaya Hoffm. |
Orlaya is a genus of flowering plants from Europe in the family Apiaceae, with between 1 and 11 species.[1] They are annuals with finely-divided leaves, and umbels of lacy pink or white flowers. O. grandiflora, white laceflower, is well-known and widely cultivated as an ornamental in the UK and elsewhere. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
The following species are currently accepted:-[1]
- Orlaya daucorlaya Murb.
- Orlaya grandiflora (L.) Hoffm.
- Orlaya kochii Heywood
- Orlaya topaliana Beauverd
References
- ^ a b "Orlaya". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Orlaya grandiflora". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 70. Retrieved 14 April 2018.