Family of flowering plants comprising irises, gladioli, and crocuses
Iridaceae
Temporal range: 60–0 Ma
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Middle Paleocene - Recent
Crocus vernus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae Juss.[1]
Subfamilies and tribes
Subfamily Aristeoideae
Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Tritoniopsideae
Tribe Watsonieae
Tribe Gladioleae
Tribe Freesieae
Tribe Ixieae
Subfamily Geosiridoideae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Diplarreneae
Tribe Irideae
Tribe Sisyrinchieae
Tribe Tigridieae
Tribe Trimezieae
Subfamily Isophysidoideae
Subfamily Nivenioideae
Subfamily Patersonioideae
Iridaceae (/ɪrɪˈdeɪsiˌaɪ,-siːˌiː/) 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 c. 2500 species.[2][3][4] 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.
^Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
^Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
^Wilkin, Paul; Kubitzki, K.; Huber, H.; Rudall, P. J.; Stevens, P. S.; Stutzel, T. (1999). "The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume III. Flowering Plants Monocotyledons Lilianae (Except Orchidaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 54 (4): 1013. doi:10.2307/4111190. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4111190.
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