Species

Chlorogalum pomeridianum (Wavy-leafed soap plant)

Chlorogalum pomeridianum. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Chlorogalum pomeridianum, the wavy-leafed soap plant, California soaproot, or Amole, is the most common and most widely distributed of the soap plants, soaproots or amoles, which make up the genus Chlorogalum of flowering plants. It is occasionally known as the “wild potato”, but given the plant’s lack of either resemblance or relationship to the potato, this name is not recommended.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Asparagaceae (Agave and allies)
        Subfamily: Agavoideae (Century plant subfamily)
        Genus: Chlorogalum (Soap plants)
        Species: Chlorogalum pomeridianum (Wavy-leafed soap plant)
        Subspecies: Chlorogalum pomeridianum pomeridianum (Amole)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Chlorogalum pomeridianum pomeridianum (Amole)

Sightings

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Discussion

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