A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.

synonyms: flame-flower, flameflower, kniphofia, tritoma.

Plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots.

synonyms: flame-flower, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacum.