• Iridaceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Asparagales, the asparagoid lilies. The family takes its name from...
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    Iridaceae (/ɪrɪˈdeɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/) is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with...
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  • Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Lanariaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae List of Asterales of South Africa – Order: Asterales, Five families...
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    Gladiolus (category Iridaceae genera)
    (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). It is sometimes called...
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    Dietes bicolor (category Iridaceae)
    leaves, growing from multiple fans at the base of the clump. This species belongs to the iris family Iridaceae. It can form large clumps if left undisturbed...
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    Watsonia (plant) (category Iridaceae genera)
    (bugle lily) is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, subfamily Crocoideae. Watsonias are native to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini)...
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    Dietes iridioides (category Flora of South Africa)
    commonly named African iris, fortnight lily, and morea iris, is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae that is native to Southern Africa. This species...
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    Crocosmia pottsii (category Endemic flora of South Africa)
    montbretia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to KwaZulu-Natal and the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa, and introduced in...
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    Dierama pulcherrimum (category Endemic flora of South Africa)
    pulcherrimum, angel's fishing rod, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae, native to South Africa. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m...
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    Gladiolus dalenii (category Flora of South Tropical Africa)
    species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. It is one of the most widely distributed species of Gladiolus, ranging from eastern South Africa and...
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