Ixia odorata

Ixia odorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Ixia
Species:
I. odorata
Binomial name
Ixia odorata
Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
  • Agretta pallideflavens Eckl.
  • Ixia avellana R.C.Foster
  • Ixia erecta Thunb.
  • Ixia flavescens Eckl.
  • Ixia odorata var. hesperanthoides G.J.Lewis
  • Ixia polystachya var. flavescens (Eckl. ex Baker) Baker
  • Ixia polystachya var. flexuosa Lam.
  • Morphixia odorata (Ker Gawl.) Baker

Ixia odorata is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Ixia and part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa and occurs from the Olifants River Mountains and Piketberg to the Cape Peninsula, Kleinrivier Mountains and Elim.

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