Family
Iridaceae (Irises and allies)
Iris tenuissima purdyiformis. Photo: (c) Susan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It includes a number of other well known cultivated plants, such as freesias, gladioli and crocuses.
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