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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 ...
Gladiolus phoenix
Plant... phoenix flowers only in the first year after fire. Iridaceae Gladiolus phoenix is a showy species but is ... fire adaptation. The genus Gladiolus belongs to the family Iridaceae, which includes approximately 70 genera and about ... in southern Africa and is the second largest genus in the Iridaceae family in the region, after Moraea . Other genera ...
... by the long-proboscid fly Prosoeca ganglbaueri . Iridaceae Radinosiphon leptostachya is propagated by seeds ... Radinosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the Iridaceae family that was first described as a genus in 1932. ... just more than half of the total species within the Iridaceae. Most of the species in this subfamily are ...
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 ...
Gladiolus liliaceus
Plant... (Family Noctuidae) and hawk moths (Family Sphingidae). Iridaceae Gladiolus liliaceus flourishes on well-drained soil ... powder (fungicide). The genus Gladiolus belongs to the Iridaceae, a family with more than 60 genera worldwide. Gladiolus is the largest genus in the Iridaceae with approximately 255 species. Gladiolus species ...
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 ...
Moraea ciliata
Plant... flowers, but seldom, if ever, accomplish pollination. Iridaceae Moraea ciliata is not cultivated widely, but at ... season lasts approximately three weeks. The genus Moraea ( Iridaceae ) is a close relative of the genus Iris , and it is ...
... 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 ...
... Namakwa Rock Mouse, and the Cape Porcupine eats them too. Iridaceae It is better to cultivate Geissorhiza ... splendid. The genus Geissorhiza falls under the family Iridaceae and with Hesperantha falls in the subfamily ...