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Iridaceae

342 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Iridaceae

Crocus vallicola Herb.

Crocus vallicola is a cormous perennial flowering plant in the Iridaceae family, native from northeastern Turkey to the western Caucasus.

Crocus scharojanii Rupr.

Crocus scharojanii is a flowering Crocus species from the Iridaceae family found from NE Turkey to the Caucasus.

Crocus ochroleucus Boiss. & Gaill.

Crocus ochroleucus is a small cream-flowered crocus native to the Levant that grows in rocky light soils.

Crocus flavus Weston

Crocus flavus Weston is a corm-growing herbaceous perennial crocus grown in gardens, with several recognized subspecies and cultivars.

Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb.

The early-flowering small crocus Crocus chrysanthus, snow crocus, is native to southeastern Europe and Turkey.

Crocus carpetanus Boiss. & Reut.

Crocus carpetanus is an Iridaceae family flowering plant native to Portugal and Spain.

Crocus cancellatus Herb.

Crocus cancellatus is a frost-hardy corm flowering plant in the Iridaceae family native from the Balkans to Iran.

Crocus laevigatus Bory & Chaub.

Crocus laevigatus, the smooth crocus, is an autumn-flowering cormous perennial endemic to Crete, Greece.

Crocus nevadensis Amo & Campo

Crocus nevadensis is a flowering Crocus species from North Africa and Spain that grows at high mountain elevations.

Crocus veluchensis Herb.

Crocus veluchensis is a cormous perennial flowering plant in the Iridaceae family native to the Balkan Peninsula.

Crocus pulchellus Herb.

Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus, is an autumn-flowering cormous perennial in the Iridaceae family that has the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Crocus aleppicus Baker

Crocus aleppicus is a flowering Crocus species in Iridaceae found from West Syria to the Palestine region.

Crocus hyemalis Boiss. & C.I.Blanche

Crocus hyemalis, winter saffron, is a flowering plant in Iridaceae native to Lebanon-Syria and the Palestine region.

Crocus alatavicus Regel & Semen.

Crocus alatavicus is a winter-hardy herbaceous perennial geophyte with white spotted flowers, native to mountain habitats.

Crocus boryi J.Gay

Crocus boryi is a cormous perennial flowering plant native to Greece and Crete.

Romulea columnae Sebast. & Mauri

Romulea columnae is a small early-blooming cormous plant native to western Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, found in coastal sandy habitats.

Romulea sabulosa Schltr. ex Bég.

Romulea sabulosa is a perennial geophyte endemic to South Africa’s Bokkeveld plateau, pollinated only by monkey beetles.

Romulea linaresii Parl.

Romulea linaresii is an Iridaceae plant species found in many countries around the Mediterranean Sea.

Romulea monadelpha (Sweet ex Steud.) Baker

Romulea monadelpha is a small corm geophyte endemic to South Africa’s Northern Cape that grows on dolerite clay.

Romulea tortuosa (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Baker

Romulea tortuosa is a very low-growing perennial geophyte with distinctive coiled leaves and bright yellow cup-shaped flowers.

Romulea cruciata (Jacq.) Bég.

Romulea cruciata is a herbaceous perennial irid endemic to Cape Province, South Africa.

Romulea hirsuta (Steud. ex Klatt) Eckl. ex Baker

Romulea hirsuta is a cormous endemic plant from South Africa's Western Cape, pollinated mainly by monkey beetles.

Ixia maculata L.

Ixia maculata is a perennial ornamental flowering plant native to South Africa, naturalized elsewhere, known as spotted African corn lily.

Ixia rapunculoides Redouté

Ixia rapunculoides, the blue kalossie, is an endemic perennial flowering geophyte from South Africa’s Northern and Western Cape.

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