Tribe Ixieae | Subfamily Ixioideae Scientific name Ixia Rank Genus | |
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Similar Sparaxis, Iridaceae, Tigridia, Ixia viridiflora, Coppertips |
The genus Ixia consists of a number of cormous plants native to South Africa from the Iridaceae family and Ixioideae subfamily. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many insects such as bees. The Ixia are also used sometimes as ornamental plants.
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The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, Carlina gummifera, an unrelated plant in the Asteraceae (daisy) family.
Ixia flowers
Species
The genus Ixia includes the following species:





References
Ixia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA