Amaryllidaceae clade includes Lycorideae. The American clade includes the Hippeastreae, Eustephieae and Zephyranthinae. The Amaryllidaceae include many ornamental garden plants such as daffodils, snowdrops and snowflake, pot plants such as amaryllis and "Clivia", and vegetables, such as onions, chives, leeks and garlic. A number of tropical lily-like plants are also sold, such as the belladonna lily, Amazon lily, blood lily (Cape tulip), Cornish lily (Nerine), and the Eurasian winter daffodil, "Sternbergia". Their economic importance lies in floriculture for cut flowers and bulbs, and commercial vegetable production. Amaryllidaceae The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering
Acis autumnalis Acis autumnalis Acis autumnalis, known as the autumn snowflake, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found on the western shores of the Mediterranean, from Spain and Morocco to Sicily and Tunisia. The flowers appear in autumn, generally before the leaves. It is grown as an ornamental bulbous plant. "Acis autumnalis" is a short bulbous perennial plant, growing to about 10–15 cm tall. Its leaves are narrow, often seeming to form tufts, and usually only appear after the flowers. "A. autumnalis" flowers in late summer to autumn, with one to four flowers per stalk, each