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Iridaceae

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Alophia drummondii (Graham) R.C.Foster

Alophia drummondii, the propeller flower, is a bulbous herbaceous perennial in the Iridaceae family native to parts of the Americas.

Aristea africana (L.) Hoffmanns.

The lectotype of Aristea africana (L.) Hoffmanns, as designated by Goldblatt in 1993, is an illustration in Burman's Rar. Afric. Pl from 1739.

Aristea capitata (L.) Ker Gawl.

The neotype of Aristea capitata (L.) Ker Gawl. was collected in South Africa's Western Cape at Du Toit's Kloof on 15 Oct 1949 by W.F. Barker 6075, with the main specimen at NBG and isotypes at K, MO, PRE.

Aristea ecklonii Baker

Aristea ecklonii is an evergreen perennial Iridaceae native to southern and central Africa, and invasive in several regions outside its range.

Babiana ambigua (Roem. & Schult.) G.J.Lewis

Babiana ambigua is a small perennial corm-bearing plant from South Africa’s Western Cape, currently listed as least concern.

Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana sambucina is a corm-growing geophyte from South Africa with two subspecies of differing conservation statuses.

Babiana tubiflora (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

Babiana tubiflora is a small cormous perennial flowering plant native to coastal and inland Western Cape, South Africa.

Babiana villosula (J.F.Gmel.) Ker Gawl. ex Steud.

Babiana villosula is an endemic threatened perennial geophyte of the Western Cape fynbos and renosterveld.

Bobartia indica L.

Bobartia indica L. is described with capitate spikes and a foliaceous involucre in Fl. zeyl. 41, and was also called Scirpus maderaspatanus with a sub - round scaly capitulum in Scheuch. gram. 369.

Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E.Br.

Chasmanthe aethiopica, the cobra lily, is an endemic Cape fynbos perennial geophyte with red-purple flowers growing 40–65 cm tall.

Chasmanthe floribunda (Salisb.) N.E.Br.

Chasmanthe floribunda is a South African endemic corm-growing perennial herb that is naturalized in several other regions worldwide.

Crocosmia aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Planch.

Crocosmia aurea is a cormous flowering plant native to eastern and southern Africa, with bright orange to red summer blooms.

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Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br.

Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora is found in various protected areas like SFF Isla de la Corota and PNN Tinigua, and near many other locations including SF Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi and multiple páramos and river basins.

Crocus angustifolius Weston

Crocus angustifolius is a corm-growing flowering species from Crimea, widely cultivated with an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Crocus biflorus Mill.

Crocus biflorus Mill. is a corm-growing herbaceous perennial geophyte that usually produces two flowers per blooming corm.

Crocus heuffelianus Herb.

Herbarium specimens of Crocus heuffelianus from Italy, mainly in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto, are presented; it's a new record for Italian flora, marking a new western range limit, and was previously mis - identified in regional literature.