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Photographer: Richard Bauer
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Family Iridaceae
Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.
blackberry-lily, leopard-flower
Belamcanda: East Indian name for this species
chinensis: of or referring to China
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | perennial, 12"-24" tall forb |
| Flower: | orange spotted with red or purple, 6-parted, 1 1/2" wide, only one blooms each day; inflorescence in a widely-branching cluster of stalked flowers; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | capsule opening to reveal a blackberry-like cluster of fleshy seeds |
| Leaf: | narrow, sword-like |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas, roadsides, thickets |
| (Glossary) |
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