Iridaceae
Sign in to saveIridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of about 2500 species. It includes a number of economically important cultivated plants, such as species of Freesia, Gladiolus, and Crocus, as well as the crop saffron.
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Iridaceae is a large family of plants found almost worldwide that includes about 2,500 species in 69 genera, named after irises. The family matters because it contains several economically important plants that people cultivate and use, including freesias, gladiolus, crocuses, and saffron.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Crocoideae
- Isophysidoideae
- Nivenioideae and allies
- Iridoideae
- Ecology
- List of genera
- References
Iridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of about 2500 species. It includes a number of economically important cultivated plants, such as species of Freesia, Gladiolus, and Crocus, as well as the crop saffron.
Members of this family are perennial plants, with a bulb, corm or rhizome. The plants grow erect, and have leaves that are generally grass-like, with a sharp central fold. Some examples of members of this family are the blue flag and yellow flag.