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Iridaceae
Plant... reddish or black seeds that mimic fleshy seeds. Members of Iridaceae occur in a great variety of habitats. About the ... flies and long-proboscid flies, and even monkey-beetles. Iridaceae The species vary greatly in their ease of ... and a dry summer. To search for more members of the family Iridaceae on this site, enter Iridaceae into the search box ...
Dietes bicolor
Plant... turn, attract various insectivorous birds to the garden. Iridaceae The yellow wild iris is fast growing which makes it ... at present unknown. Dietes bicolo r belongs to the family Iridaceae (iris family). These plants are perennial herbs in ... There are about 82 genera and 1700 species belonging to Iridaceae. Over half of the species of Iridaceae occur in ...
The woody Iridaceae
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Nivenia, Klattia and Witsenia: Three genera of the Iridaceae family that have unusual habits. Goldblatt Peter Iridaceae Nivenia Klattia and Witsenia shrubs Botanical Society The woody Iridaceae ...
Witsenia maura
Plant... sugarbirds that enjoy nectar with 11-13% sugar content. Iridaceae This plant is not easily cultivated, even if ... this plant occurs naturally. Witsenia was the first woody Iridaceae genus to be described and was named Antholyza maura ... Maurus is an adjective for Moorish in Latin. The woody Iridaceae include only thirteen species. The genus Witsenia ...
... valuable for the survival of a species. The leaves of the Iridaceae family are edible but they appear to be ... and thus survive the heat and drought of the summer. Iridaceae Babiana sambucina subsp. sambucina requires a sunny ...
... subsp. alba is mostly pollinated by solitary bees. Iridaceae Although wild freesias are not as easy to grow as ... in Latin. Freesia belongs in the large and very diverse Iridaceae, a family of about 65 genera and 1 800 species ...
Thereianthus bulbiferus
Plant... believed that its corms are eaten by porcupines and moles. Iridaceae The success rate of growing this plant is not clear ... Thereianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae which was first described as a genus in 1941. The ...
Geissorhiza radians
Plant... plant, resulting in large colonies forming in wet areas. Iridaceae Plants are easy to cultivate and should be grown in ... corms like a roof tile. Geissorhiza belongs to the family Iridaceae which comprises plants with a bulb-like structure ...
... of plant-pollinator relationships in subsp . grandiflora . Iridaceae Sparaxis grandiflora subsp . grandiflora is a ... Sparaxis is one of the smaller genera of the family Iridaceae. The Iris family is a large group that is well ...
Gladiolus longicollis
Plant... in weight, with a papery wing, and are dispersed by wind. Iridaceae Gladiolus longicollis is seldom cultivated. It is ... of perennial, cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). Sometimes called the sword lily, the most widely ...