Characteristics
Monocots
Calydorea caelestina (W.Bartram)Goldblatt & Henrich
BARTRAM'S IXIA
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The appropriate genus for this species remains nebulous. The flowers opening early around sunrise and closing within a few hours is apparently unique within Iridaceae (Goldblatt & Manning 2008). Its nearest relatives may be species in Mexico (Goldblatt & Henrich 1991).
Native
Rare-State
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
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Citation
CALYDOREA CAELESTINA (W. Bartram) Goldblatt & Henrich, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 510. 1991.
Ixia caelestina W. Bartram 1791.
FLORIDA: Volusia Co.: Lake Dexter (fide Harper 1958) (lectotype: W. Bartram, Travels Carolina, pl. Ixea caelestina. 1791). Lectotypified by Goldblatt, Brittonia 27: 375. 1975.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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