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Herb from a bulbous base; leaves linear, with parallel venation; inflorescence a scapose simple umbel; flowers white, perianth elements fused basally forming an elongate tube, separating into gracefully drooping linear lobes; filament bases united forming a funnel-like membrane at the apex of the perianth tube; fruit a capsule.
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