Iridaceae

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Babiana cuneata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Babiana cuneata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Babiana cuneata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Babiana cuneata is a geophytic perennial flowering plant in Iridaceae endemic to South Africa's Northern and Western Cape.

Babiana dregei Baker

Babiana dregei Baker

Babiana dregei Baker

Babiana dregei Baker is a small flowering plant pollinated by long-proboscid flies that flowers from August to September.

Babiana flabellifolia Harv. ex Klatt

Babiana flabellifolia Harv. ex Klatt

Babiana flabellifolia Harv. ex Klatt

Babiana flabellifolia is an endemic perennial flowering geophyte from Northern and Western Cape.

Babiana fourcadei G.J.Lewis

Babiana fourcadei G.J.Lewis

Babiana fourcadei G.J.Lewis

Babiana fourcadei is a perennial flowering geophyte of the genus Babiana, endemic to South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape, named for Henry Georges Fourcade.

Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud.

Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud.

Babiana fragrans (Jacq.) Steud.

Babiana fragrans is an endemic Western Cape perennial geophyte facing ongoing habitat loss from multiple threats.

Babiana framesii L.Bolus

Babiana framesii L.Bolus

Babiana framesii L.Bolus

Babiana framesii is a rare endemic perennial fynbos geophyte from the Northern Cape, found only near Nieuwoudtville.

Babiana melanops Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana melanops Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana melanops Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana melanops is a threatened geophytic perennial flowering Iridaceae endemic to South Africa's Western Cape.

Babiana mucronata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana mucronata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana mucronata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana mucronata is a small perennial cormous plant from South Africa’s Western Cape with two subspecies of differing conservation status.

Babiana odorata L.Bolus

Babiana odorata L.Bolus

Babiana odorata L.Bolus

Babiana odorata is an endemic Western Cape geophyte threatened by habitat loss and invasive plants.

Babiana patersoniae L.Bolus

Babiana patersoniae L.Bolus

Babiana patersoniae L.Bolus

Babiana patersoniae is a perennial geophyte in genus Babiana, endemic to South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape fynbos.

Babiana purpurea (Vahl) Ker Gawl.

Babiana purpurea (Vahl) Ker Gawl.

Babiana purpurea (Vahl) Ker Gawl.

Babiana purpurea is an endemic, range-restricted perennial geophyte of the Western Cape, facing major habitat loss and threats to its remaining two subpopulations.

Babiana regia (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana regia (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana regia (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana regia is a rare endemic geophyte from South Africa's Western Cape with a critically small, threatened population.

Babiana villosa (Aiton) Ker Gawl.

Babiana villosa (Aiton) Ker Gawl.

Babiana villosa (Aiton) Ker Gawl.

Babiana villosa is a near-threatened perennial cormous plant native to South Africa’s Western Cape, cultivated as a garden ornamental.

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

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

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

Babiana nervosa is a perennial flowering geophyte endemic to the Western Cape, belonging to the genus Babiana.

Tritonia bakeri Klatt

Tritonia bakeri Klatt

Tritonia bakeri Klatt

Tritonia bakeri Klatt is an Iridaceae plant species with two native taxa in South Africa's southern Cape Provinces.

Tritonia laxifolia (Klatt) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Baker

Tritonia laxifolia (Klatt) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Baker

Tritonia laxifolia (Klatt) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Baker

Tritonia laxifolia is a perennial flowering plant of genus Tritonia found in southern and eastern Africa.

Tritonia cooperi (Baker) Klatt

Tritonia cooperi (Baker) Klatt

Tritonia cooperi (Baker) Klatt

Tritonia cooperi is a fynbos-dwelling tuberous geophyte endemic to South Africa's Western Cape.

Tritonia deusta (Aiton) Ker Gawl.

Tritonia deusta (Aiton) Ker Gawl.

Tritonia deusta (Aiton) Ker Gawl.

Tritonia deusta (Aiton) Ker Gawl. is an Iridaceae plant species native to South Africa's Western Cape Province.

Tritonia nelsonii Baker

Tritonia nelsonii Baker

Tritonia nelsonii Baker

Tritonia nelsonii is a perennial flowering plant in genus Tritonia native to parts of South Africa and Botswana.

Tritonia undulata (Burm.f.) Baker

Tritonia undulata (Burm.f.) Baker

Tritonia undulata (Burm.f.) Baker

Tritonia undulata is a dendronotid nudibranch sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae.

Syringodea longituba (Klatt) Kuntze

Syringodea longituba (Klatt) Kuntze

Syringodea longituba (Klatt) Kuntze

Syringodea longituba is an endemic South African perennial flowering geophyte found in Northern and Western Cape, threatened by crop cultivation.

Patersonia umbrosa Endl.

Patersonia umbrosa Endl.

Patersonia umbrosa Endl.

Patersonia umbrosa Endl. is a perennial herb with two varieties that grow in south-western Western Australia.

Aristea cantharophila Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Aristea cantharophila Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Aristea cantharophila Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Aristea cantharophila is a threatened endemic perennial herb from South Africa’s Western Cape, with pale to white flowers and dark purple centers.

Witsenia maura (L.) Thunb.

Witsenia maura (L.) Thunb.

Witsenia maura (L.) Thunb.

Witsenia is a monotypic Iridaceae genus endemic to Cape Province, South Africa, named for botany patron Nicolaas Witsen.

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