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Top: Science: Biology: Flora_and_Fauna: Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Liliopsida: Iridaceae

Large family of monocotyledonous plants, comprising about 60 genera and 800 species, with underground corms, tubers or rhizomes. The leaves are long with parallel veins. The flowers are usually in spikes and often showy, and are widely grown as ornamentals. They include the iris, gladiolus, crocus and freesia.

Alophia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Babiana

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Barnardiella

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Calydorea

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Chasmanthe

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Cipura

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Crocosmia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Cypella

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Dierama

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Eleutherine

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Ennealophus

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Freesia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Galaxia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Geissorhiza

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Gelasine

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Gynandriris

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Herbertia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Hermodactylus

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Hesperantha

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Hesperoxiphion

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Homeria

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Ixia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Kelissa

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Lapeirousia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Libertia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Mastigostyla

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Melasphaerula

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Nemastylis

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Orthrosanthus

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Patersonia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Romulea

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Sisyrinchium

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Solenomelus

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Sparaxis

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Syringodea

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Tritoniopsis

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

Watsonia

Genus of plants in the Iris family.

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