Iridaceae

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Ixia scillaris L.

Ixia scillaris L.

Ixia scillaris L.

Ixia scillaris is a perennial cormous flowering plant endemic to Western Cape Fynbos, South Africa.

Ixia polystachya L.

Ixia polystachya L.

Ixia polystachya L.

Ixia polystachya, the white-and-yellow-flower cornlily, is an Ixia species native to Cape, South Africa.

Ixia viridiflora Lam.

Ixia viridiflora Lam.

Ixia viridiflora Lam.

Ixia viridiflora, or turquoise ixia, is a rare vulnerable corn lily native to South Africa, grown rarely as an ornamental.

Ixia orientalis L.Bolus

Ixia orientalis L.Bolus

Ixia orientalis L.Bolus

Ixia orientalis is a common, widespread endemic fynbos geophyte from South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape.

Ixia abbreviata Houtt.

Ixia abbreviata Houtt.

Ixia abbreviata Houtt.

Ixia abbreviata Houtt. is a fragmented, endemic perennial geophyte from South Africa’s Western Cape.

Ixia flexuosa L.

Ixia flexuosa L.

Ixia flexuosa L.

Ixia flexuosa is a perennial flowering geophyte endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa, that grows in vygieveld.

Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche

Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche

Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche

Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche is an endemic fynbos perennial geophyte native to the Western Cape, South Africa.

Ixia micrandra Baker

Ixia micrandra Baker

Ixia micrandra Baker

Ixia micrandra Baker is a fynbos geophyte endemic to South Africa's Western Cape, threatened by multiple land use changes and invasive plants.

Ixia monadelpha D.Delaroche

Ixia monadelpha D.Delaroche

Ixia monadelpha D.Delaroche

Ixia monadelpha is an endangered endemic geophyte growing on wet sandy flats of South Africa’s Western Cape.

Ixia stricta (Eckl. ex Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Ixia stricta (Eckl. ex Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Ixia stricta (Eckl. ex Klatt) G.J.Lewis

Ixia stricta is an endemic Western Cape fynbos geophyte facing ongoing threats to its remaining habitat.

Ixia odorata Ker Gawl.

Ixia odorata Ker Gawl.

Ixia odorata Ker Gawl.

Ixia odorata Ker Gawl. is an endemic fynbos perennial geophyte in genus Ixia native to South Africa's Western Cape.

Geissorhiza monanthos Eckl.

Geissorhiza monanthos Eckl.

Geissorhiza monanthos Eckl.

Geissorhiza monanthos Eckl. is a Geissorhiza species that grows on sandy slopes in South Africa's Western Cape Province.

Geissorhiza splendidissima Diels

Geissorhiza splendidissima Diels

Geissorhiza splendidissima Diels

Geissorhiza splendidissima is a distinct bulbous flowering plant found in mountain Renosterveld near Nieuwoudtville.

Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana ringens (L.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana ringens, the rat's tail, is a South African endemic flowering bird-pollinated perennial with a specialized perching stalk.

Babiana rubrocyanea (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana rubrocyanea (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana rubrocyanea (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana rubrocyanea is an endangered geophyte endemic to renosterveld near Darling, Western Cape, South Africa.

Babiana tubulosa (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana tubulosa (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana tubulosa (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana tubulosa is an endemic perennial geophyte of the Western Cape fynbos, with 20 threatened subpopulations.

Babiana ecklonii Klatt

Babiana ecklonii Klatt

Babiana ecklonii Klatt

Babiana ecklonii Klatt is a perennial flowering geophyte endemic to South Africa’s Northern and Western Cape.

Babiana vanzijliae L.Bolus

Babiana vanzijliae L.Bolus

Babiana vanzijliae L.Bolus

Babiana vanzijliae is a near-threatened geophytic perennial plant found in a restricted range in South Africa's renosterveld and fynbos.

Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana hirsuta is a near-threatened perennial cormous plant native to coastal Namaqualand, pollinated by sunbirds.

Babiana curviscapa G.J.Lewis

Babiana curviscapa G.J.Lewis

Babiana curviscapa G.J.Lewis

Babiana curviscapa is an endemic perennial flowering geophyte of Northern Cape’s Succulent Karoo.

Babiana patula N.E.Br.

Babiana patula N.E.Br.

Babiana patula N.E.Br.

Babiana patula is a fynbos geophyte endemic to South Africa's Western Cape that has lost 60% of its 20,000 km² range in 80 years.

Babiana bainesii Baker

Babiana bainesii Baker

Babiana bainesii Baker

Babiana bainesii is a hairless geophytic perennial from southern Africa with blue, violet or mauve scented flowers, classified as least concern.

Babiana nana (Andrews) Spreng.

Babiana nana (Andrews) Spreng.

Babiana nana (Andrews) Spreng.

Babiana nana is a small geophytic perennial with two threatened subspecies native to coastal South Africa.

Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis

Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis

Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis

Babiana blanda is a endemic renosterveld geophyte from the Western Cape, once thought extinct, now known from two threatened fragmented subpopulations.

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