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Iridaceae

Anomatheca laxa Lindl.

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  • Common Name:
  • Family: Iridaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat:

  • Description: Summer blooming, cormous herb. Stems slender, cylindrical; basal leaves mostly 6, erect, to 8 inches long; inflorescence 4-10 inches high, a dense 1-sided, spicate raceme, often branched; perianth bright red, tube about 1 inch long, segments oblong, half as long, the outer ones usually with a dark red basal spot, anthers red. One of the most hardy species of the genus.

    Occasionally listed as Lapeirousia laxa

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199500155
  • Source: RHS 1995
  • Accession Date: 07-20-1995
  • Bench: 1301 - Stapeliads, Welwitschia, Ephedra
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-29-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Iridaceae
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References:

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 9176

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