Biology:Sparaxis grandiflora

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Sparaxis grandiflora
Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. fimbriata Kirstenbosch (2).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sparaxis
Species:
S. grandiflora
Binomial name
Sparaxis grandiflora
(D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms

Ixia grandiflora D.Delaroche

Sparaxis grandiflora, the plain harlequin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae, found in the Western Cape province of South Africa .[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Subspecies

  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. acutiloba Goldblatt
  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. fimbriata (Lam.) Goldblatt
  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. violacea (Eckl.) Goldblatt

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15553930 entry