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==Plants that form bulbs== Plants that form underground [[storage organ]]s, including bulbs as well as [[tuber]]s and [[corm]]s, are called ''geophytes''. Some [[Epiphyte|epiphytic]] [[orchid]]s (family [[Orchidaceae]]) form above-ground storage organs called ''[[pseudobulb]]s'', that superficially resemble bulbs.{{cn|date=April 2023}} Nearly all plants that form true bulbs are [[monocotyledon]]s, and include:<ref name=":0" /> * ''[[Amaryllis]]'', ''[[Crinum]]'', ''[[Hippeastrum]]'', ''[[Narcissus (plant)|Narcissus]]'', and several other members of the amaryllis family [[Amaryllidaceae]]. This includes [[onion]], [[garlic]], and other [[allium]]s, members of the Amaryllid subfamily [[Allioideae]]. * [[Lily]], [[tulip]], and many other members of the lily family [[Liliaceae]]. * Two groups of ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'' species, family [[Iridaceae]]: subgenus ''[[Iris subg. Xiphium|Xiphium]]'' (the "Dutch" irises) and subgenus ''[[Hermodactyloides]]'' (the miniature "rock garden" irises). The only [[Eudicots|eudicot]] plants that produce true bulbs are just a few species in the genus ''[[Oxalis]]'', such as ''[[Oxalis latifolia]]''.<ref name="Hartmann">{{cite book |first=Hudson Thomas |last=Hartmann |author2=Dale E. Kester |title=Hartmann and Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices |edition=7 |publisher=[[Prentice Hall]] |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-13-679235-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/plantpropagation00hart/page/561 561] |url=https://archive.org/details/plantpropagation00hart/page/561 }}</ref><ref name=OberEmshBellDrey09>{{Cite journal|last1=Oberlander |first1=K. C. |last2=Emshwiller |first2=E. |last3=Bellstedt |first3=D.U. |last4=Dreyer |first4=L.L. |year=2009 |title=A model of bulb evolution in the eudicot genus ''Oxalis'' (Oxalidaceae) |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=54β63 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.022 |pmid=19070669 |bibcode=2009MolPE..51...54O |name-list-style=amp }}</ref>
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