Tecophilaea

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Tecophilaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Tecophilaea
Bertero ex Colla
Synonyms
  • Distrepta Miers without description
  • Poeppigia Kunze ex Rchb. without description
  • Phyganthus Poepp. & Endl.

Tecophilaea is a genus of plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae. It has two species. One of them, Chilean Blue Crocus (T. cyanocroccus), is at risk (IUCN Red List).