Chlorophytum comosum, often called the spider plant, is a herbaceous plant. It is native to tropical and southern Africa, but has become naturalized in other parts of the world. It grows to about 60 cm in height. It has fleshy, tuberous roots, about 5–10 cm long. The long narrow leaves reach a length of 20–45 cm and are around 6–25 mm wide. Flowers are produced in a long branched inflorescence, which can reach a length of up to 75 cm and eventually bends downwards. Flowers initially occur in clusters of 1–6 at intervals along the stem of the inflorescence. Individual flowers are greenish-white, borne on stalks (pedicels) some 4–8 mm long. Each flower has six three-veined tepals which are 6–9 mm long, slightly hooded or boat-shaped at their tips. The stamens consist of a pollen-producing anther about 3.5 mm long with a filament about the same length or slightly longer. The central style is 3–8 mm long. This flower was taken from a park in Yadavagiri in Mysore in the evening of 29th February, 2012.
