Chlorophytum comosum

Chlorophytum comosum
	'Vittatum' cultivar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Chlorophytum
Species:	C. comosum
Binomial name
	Chlorophytum comosum; (Thunb.) Jacques
Synonyms
	Anthericum comosum Thunb.; Hartwegia comosa (Thunb.) Nees;

Chlorophytum comosum, usually called spider plant or common spider plant due to its spider-like look, also known as spider ivy, airplane plant,^[2] ribbon plant (a name it shares with Dracaena sanderiana),^[3] and hen and chickens,^[4] is a species of evergreen perennial flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae. It is native to tropical and Southern Africa but has become naturalized in other parts of the world, including Western Australia and Bangladesh.^[5]^[6] Chlorophytum comosum is easy to grow as a houseplant because of its resilience, but it can be sensitive to the fluoride in tap water, which commonly gives it "burnt tips". Variegated forms are the most popular.

^ "Chlorophytum comosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
^ "Airplane Plant or Spider Plant". txmg.org. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference Poole1991 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ernst van Jaarsveld (November 2012). "Chlorophytum comosum". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 26 September 2011, search for "Chlorophytum comosum"
^ Howell, J.T., P.H. Raven & P. Rubtzoff. 1958. Flora of San Francisco. Wasmann J. Biology 16:1-155.

[GRIN-1] "Chlorophytum comosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 March 2008.

[Texasgardeners-2] "Airplane Plant or Spider Plant". txmg.org. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[Poole1991-3] Cite error: The named reference Poole1991 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Plantzafrica-4] Ernst van Jaarsveld (November 2012). "Chlorophytum comosum". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

[KewWC-5] World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 26 September 2011, search for "Chlorophytum comosum"

[6] Howell, J.T., P.H. Raven & P. Rubtzoff. 1958. Flora of San Francisco. Wasmann J. Biology 16:1-155.

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