Iridaceae

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Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt

Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt

Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt

Dietes iridioides is an African flowering plant that forms dense basal fan-shaped tufts and prefers semi-shaded habitat.

Diplarrena moraea Labill.

Diplarrena moraea Labill.

Diplarrena moraea Labill.

Diplarrena moraea is an Australian low flammability iris family plant found in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.

Ferraria crispa Burm.

Ferraria crispa Burm.

Ferraria crispa Burm.

Ferraria crispa Burm. is a South African native flowering plant in the Iridaceae family, known as black flag in Australia and starfish lily.

Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Freesia laxa is a southern African corm-growing flowering plant widely grown in cultivation.

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt is a South African endemic geophyte with star-shaped flowers that bloom in late winter.

Geissorhiza ovata (Burm.f.) Asch. & Graebn.

Geissorhiza ovata (Burm.f.) Asch. & Graebn.

Geissorhiza ovata (Burm.f.) Asch. & Graebn.

Geissorhiza ovata is a flowering Iridaceae species found on rocky habitats in South Africa's Northern Cape.

Geissorhiza radians (Thunb.) Goldblatt

Geissorhiza radians (Thunb.) Goldblatt

Geissorhiza radians (Thunb.) Goldblatt

Geissorhiza radians (winecup flower) is a highly threatened South African iris with just 10 remaining subpopulations.

Gladiolus alatus L.

Gladiolus alatus L.

Gladiolus alatus L.

Gladiolus alatus is a South African endemic geophyte with showy orange flowers widely used in gardening and cut flower production.

Gladiolus carinatus Aiton

Gladiolus carinatus Aiton

Gladiolus carinatus Aiton

Gladiolus carinatus, the blue Afrikaner, is a native Western Cape perennial Gladiolus that grows in fynbos.

Gladiolus carneus D.Delaroche

Gladiolus carneus D.Delaroche

Gladiolus carneus D.Delaroche

Gladiolus carneus, the Painted Lady Gladiolus, is a 50 cm tall ornamental South African Iridaceae corm good for cut flowers.

Gladiolus caryophyllaceus (Burm.f.) Poir.

Gladiolus caryophyllaceus (Burm.f.) Poir.

Gladiolus caryophyllaceus (Burm.f.) Poir.

Gladiolus caryophyllaceus is a Gladiolus species native to South Africa’s Cape Provinces, and a weed in Western Australia.

Gladiolus crassifolius Baker

Gladiolus crassifolius Baker

Gladiolus crassifolius Baker

Gladiolus crassifolius is a perennial African Gladiolus with sturdy stems and colourful scarlet-yellow flowers.

Gladiolus cunonius (L.) Gaertn.

Gladiolus cunonius (L.) Gaertn.

Gladiolus cunonius (L.) Gaertn.

There's confusion over the type choice for Antholyza; earlier Anth. cunonia was chosen, later Anth. ringens, with ING accepting the latter as generitype, which could make Antholyza the correct name for Babiana.

Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel

Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel

Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel

Gladiolus dalenii is an iridaceae flowering plant, the main parent of grandiflora gladiolus hybrids, with a wide African to Arabian distribution.

Gladiolus illyricus W.D.J.Koch

Gladiolus illyricus W.D.J.Koch

Gladiolus illyricus W.D.J.Koch

Gladiolus illyricus (wild gladiolus) is a tall Iridaceae flowering plant found across Europe, protected in the UK since 1975.

Gladiolus imbricatus L.

Gladiolus imbricatus L.

Gladiolus imbricatus L.

Gladiolus imbricatus L. is an iris-family flowering plant native to Europe, the Caucasus and Western Siberia, growing in open grassy meadows.

Gladiolus italicus Mill.

Gladiolus italicus Mill.

Gladiolus italicus Mill.

Gladiolus italicus, also called Italian gladiolus, is a perennial native to Eurasia and North Africa that grows as a weed elsewhere.

Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.

Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.

Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.

A single element of the original material of Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt. in the Cape herbarium at G - PREL is designated as the lectotype.

Gladiolus tristis L.

Gladiolus tristis L.

Gladiolus tristis L.

Gladiolus tristis is a southern African gladiolus species sometimes grown in gardens, with fragrant large cream to white blooms.

Gladiolus watsonius Thunb.

Gladiolus watsonius Thunb.

Gladiolus watsonius Thunb.

Gladiolus watsonius is a Gladiolus species native to granite slopes in Southwest Cape, South Africa.

Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Hesperantha coccinea is a red-flowered Iridaceae perennial native to southern Africa, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Iris aphylla L.

Iris aphylla L.

Iris aphylla L.

Iris aphylla L., the leafless iris, is a variable deciduous iris native to Central/Eastern Europe and temperate Asia.

Iris chrysophylla Howell

Iris chrysophylla Howell

Iris chrysophylla Howell

Iris chrysophylla Howell is a herbaceous perennial iris with pale yellow to cream flowers that grows from slender dark rhizomes.

Iris cristata Aiton

Iris cristata Aiton

Iris cristata Aiton

Iris cristata Aiton is a small, low-growing bearded iris native to eastern and central US, used in traditional medicine and gardening.

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