Alstroemeria

/æl.stroʊˈmɪə.ri.ə/ noun

A genus of flowering plants native to South America, popular as ornamental flowers with colorful blooms.

Named after Baron Claus Alströmer, an 18th-century Swedish naturalist and botanist, following Linnaean nomenclature with the '-ia' genus ending.

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