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Pokers
Kniphofia
Kniphofia /nɪpˈhoʊfiə/, also called tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, knofflers or poker plant, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794. It is native to Africa. Herbaceous species and hybrids have narrow, grass-like leaves 10–100 cm (4–39 in) long, while perennial species have broader, strap-shaped foliage up to 1.5 m (5 ft) long. All plants produce spikes of upright, brightly coloured flowers well above the foliage, in shades of red,...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Red Hot Poker
speciesKniphofia uvaria
Common Marsh Poker
speciesKniphofia linearifolia
Basotho Redhot Poker
speciesKniphofia caulescens
Slender Poker
speciesKniphofia laxiflora
Mandarin Poker
speciesKniphofia triangularis
Alpine Poker
speciesKniphofia thomsonii
Greater Red-hot Poker
hybridKniphofia × praecox
Bullrush Poker
speciesKniphofia typhoides
Sword Poker
speciesKniphofia ensifolia
Broadleaf Poker
speciesKniphofia northiae
Winter Poker
speciesKniphofia rooperi
Dwarf Poker
speciesKniphofia porphyrantha
Ethiopian red hot poker
speciesKniphofia foliosa
Small White Poker
speciesKniphofia buchananii
Uleaf Poker
speciesKniphofia stricta
Cod Poker
speciesKniphofia coddiana
Modest Poker
speciesKniphofia parviflora
Natal Poker
speciesKniphofia tysonii
Mountain Poker
speciesKniphofia tabularis
Bract Poker
speciesKniphofia sarmentosa
Grassleaf Poker
speciesKniphofia angustifolia
Short Poker
speciesKniphofia breviflora
Rope Poker
speciesKniphofia ritualis
Giant Poker
speciesKniphofia multiflora
Hairy Poker
speciesKniphofia hirsuta
Green Poker
speciesKniphofia baurii
Graceful Poker
speciesKniphofia gracilis
River Poker
speciesKniphofia fluviatilis
Dullstroom Poker
speciesKniphofia rigidifolia
Kniphofia grantii
speciesKniphofia grantii
Salmon Poker
speciesKniphofia galpinii
Dainty Poker
speciesKniphofia pauciflora
Ixopo Poker
speciesKniphofia ichopensis
Cream Poker
speciesKniphofia albescens
Tall Redhot Poker
speciesKniphofia bruceae
Kniphofia bequaertii
speciesKniphofia bequaertii
Beach Poker
speciesKniphofia littoralis
Splendid Poker
speciesKniphofia splendida
Kniphofia leucocephala
speciesKniphofia leucocephala
Eswati Poker
speciesKniphofia umbrina
Pale Poker
speciesKniphofia thodei
Lemon Poker
speciesKniphofia citrina
Kniphofia coralligemma
speciesKniphofia coralligemma
Yellow Berg Poker
speciesKniphofia fibrosa
Sickle Poker
speciesKniphofia drepanophylla
Kniphofia princeae
speciesKniphofia princeae
Thabamhlope Poker
speciesKniphofia albomontana
Kniphofia isoetifolia
speciesKniphofia isoetifolia
Kniphofia reynoldsii
speciesKniphofia reynoldsii
Kniphofia goetzei
speciesKniphofia goetzei
Kniphofia vandeweghei
speciesKniphofia vandeweghei
Kniphofia paludosa
speciesKniphofia paludosa
Kniphofia pumila
speciesKniphofia pumila
Cathedral Poker
speciesKniphofia evansii
Kniphofia flammula
speciesKniphofia flammula
Kniphofia brachystachya
speciesKniphofia brachystachya
Kniphofia dubia
speciesKniphofia dubia
Kniphofia schimperi
speciesKniphofia schimperi
Kniphofia latifolia
speciesKniphofia latifolia
Highland Poker
speciesKniphofia acraea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56036.