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Irideae
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Irideae

Irideae is a tribe included in the well-known Iridaceae family. It contains many species in five genera which are widely distributed in the Old World. The tribe derives its name from Iris, which is the largest genus of the tribe.

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5 branches of this tribe, most-observed first

Irises

genusIris

Cape Tulips

genusMoraea

Fortnight Lilies

genusDietes

Rushirises

genusBobartia

Starfish lily

genusFerraria

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 790633.