Iridaceae Family — Genera & Species
Iridaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 907 species in 54 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Iridaceae species
Montbretia
Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora
AI generated
Alatau Crocus
Crocus alatavicus
Islam GalymzhanovCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Snow Crocus
Crocus chrysanthus
tylototritonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Etruscan Crocus
Crocus etruscus
Samuele PapeschiCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Imperati's Crocus
Crocus imperati
Francesco SantoroCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Kosanin's crocus
Crocus kosaninii
Edmundas GreimasCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Long-flowered Crocus
Crocus longiflorus
Lorenzo Emanuele LabateCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Crocus
Crocus sativus
Andrea MonsalveCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spring Crocus
Crocus vernus
AI generated
Small Crocus
Crocus versicolor
Emil JantkeCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Cyanixia socotrana
Morten RossCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Cup-flowered Angel's Fishing Rod
Dierama cupuliflorum
linkieCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Genera in the Iridaceae family
- Iris232 species · e.g. Japanese Iris
- Babiana91 species · e.g. Babiana
- Crocus91 species · e.g. Alatau Crocus
- Watsonia52 species · e.g. Pink Watsonia
- Dierama42 species · e.g. Cup-flowered Angel's Fishing Rod
- Moraea39 species · e.g. Acocks' Moraea
- Tritonia39 species · e.g. Red Tritonia
- Ixia35 species · e.g. Short Ixia
- Sisyrinchium30 species · e.g. Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass
- Lapeirousia25 species · e.g. Sweet-scented Freesia
- Gladiolus23 species · e.g. Cardinal Gladiolus
- Tritoniopsis23 species · e.g. Red Star
- Romulea22 species · e.g. Columna's Romulea
- Patersonia19 species · e.g. Silver Flag Iris
- Freesia16 species · e.g. Freesia
- Sparaxis15 species · e.g. Harlequin Flower
- Crocosmia11 species · e.g. Montbretia
- Thereianthus11 species
- Libertia10 species · e.g. New Zealand Iris
- Syringodea8 species · e.g. Snake Plant
- Dietes6 species · e.g. African Iris
- Geissorhiza6 species
- Micranthus6 species
- Trimezia6 species · e.g. Steyermark's Trimezia
- Aristea5 species · e.g. Aristea
- Nemastylis4 species · e.g. Florida Celestial Lily
- Olsynium4 species · e.g. Grass-leaved Yellow-eyed Grass
- Chasmanthe3 species · e.g. African Corn Lily
- Klattia3 species · e.g. Yellow Klattia
- Diplarrena2 species
- Geosiris2 species
- Radinosiphon2 species
- Tigridia2 species · e.g. Tiger Flower
- Xenoscapa2 species
- Alophia1 species · e.g. Drummond's Alophia
- Cobana1 species
- Cyanixia1 species
- Cypella1 species
- Devia1 species
- Duthiastrum1 species
- Eleutherine1 species · e.g. Cinnamon Lily
- Ferraria1 species · e.g. Corn Flag
- Hesperantha1 species · e.g. Scarlet River Lily
- Isophysis1 species
- Lethia1 species
- Melasphaerula1 species · e.g. Grass-leaved Melasphaerula
- Phalocallis1 species
- Pillansia1 species
- Salpingostylis1 species
- Schizorhiza1 species · e.g. Neglected schizorhiza
- Solenomelus1 species · e.g. Chilean glory-of-the-sun
- Tapeinia1 species · e.g. False Solomon's seal
- Witsenia1 species · e.g. Maura Witsenia
- Zygotritonia1 species
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.