Contains 9 genera and 25 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
IRIDACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
IRIDACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calydorea | VIOLETLILY | 1 | ||
| Crocosmia | CROCOSMIA | 1 | ||
| Freesia | FREESIA | 2 | ||
| Gladiolus | GLADIOLUS | 2 | ||
| Herbertia | PRAIRIENYMPH | 1 | ||
| Iris | IRIS; FLAG | 11 | ||
| Nemastylis | PLEATLEAF | 1 | ||
| Sisyrinchium | BLUEEYED GRASS | 5 | ||
| Trimezia | TRIMEZIA | 1 |
Identification Key
1. Inflorescences spicate, 2–many-flowered, subtended by pair of opposed bracts; rootstock a corm; flowers zygomorphic to subactinomorphic; tepals tubular-connate
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1. Inflorescences rhipidiate, (1)2–several-flowered, subtended by 2 foliaceous spathes; rootstock a rhizome, bulb, or indistinct; flowers actinomorphic, tepals distinct or tubular-connate
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2. Style branches each divided for about 1/2 its length, filiform throughout
2. Style branches each simple or apically notched, filiform throughout or expanded terminally
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3. Tepals shades of orange to reddish; style branches apically notched, not expanded above; seeds not winged, globose
3. Tepals variously colored; style branches expanded terminally, not filiform throughout; seeds usually broadly winged, globose or angular
4. Sepals and petals subequal and very similar in shape and coloring (tepals)
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4. Sepals and petals dissimilar in size, shape, or coloring (if subequal and similar, then sepals and petals orange, reddish orange, to pinkish orange, with darker orange to reddish spots)
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5. Tepals 0.4-1.3 cm long; fruit 2-8 mm long
5. Tepals 2-3 cm long; fruit 6-12 mm long
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6. Tepals lacking streaks at the base; style erect, 10-12 mm long
6. Tepals with short, dark streaks at the base; style central column erect and 2-3 mm long, then split into 6 spreading arms
7. Leaves plicate; rootstock a bulb; sepals 2-3 times as long as petals; plants 10-20 cm tall or long
7. Leaves plane; rootstock a rhizome or indistinct; plants 10-150 cm tall or long
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8. Style branches thickened, often bearing acute paired terminal appendages; anthers lightly affixed style branch underside; inner tepals often bent or folded at base and bearing oil glands on short hairs
8. Style branches usually petaloid, with flat terminal appendages; anthers appressed to style branch; inner tepals usually not bent or folded, eglandular
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9. Tepals free; pedicels hairy
9. Tepals united basally into a tube, rarely free; pedicels glabrous
1. Sepals with a dark purplish or blackish spot at the base
1. Sepals with a yellow to orange band or line or band of spots at the base
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2. Sepals with a solid or continuous band, line, or band of spots of yellow to orange color
2. Sepals with a band, line, or band of spots of yellow that fades medially and is largely white at the center