Echeandia (common name craglily) is a genus of New World plants in the century plant subfamily within the asparagus family.
Etymology It is named for Spanish botanist Pedro Gregorio Echeandía (1746–1817). Species in the genus are distributed from the south-western United States south to north-western Argentina, southern Bolivia, and southern Peru.
Description Echeandia are herbaceous perennials with corms and enlarged storage roots. The narrow leaves are held in basal rosettes. Flowers are arranged in loose racemes and may be yellow, orange, white or cream.
Species There are about 78 to 90 species in the genus.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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