''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar to rotting meat and are pollinated by flies, while others have a pleasant scent. The genus name is a tribute to Italian Jesuit Botanist and botanical artist

Giovanni Baptista Ferrari Giovanni Baptista (also Battista) Ferrari (1584 in Siena – 1 February 1655 in Siena), was an Italian Jesuit and professor in Rome, a botanist, and an author of illustrated botanical books and a Syriac-Latin dictionary. Linguistically highly ...

. They are grown as ornamental plants in gardens in subtropical regions. ; Species * ''

Ferraria brevifolia ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' G.J.Lewis - Cape Province of South Africa * ''

Ferraria candelabrum ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' (Baker) Rendle - Angola, Zambia * '' Ferraria crispa'' Burm. (syn. ''F. undulata'') - Cape Province; naturalized in Spain, Australia, Canary Islands, Madeira * ''

Ferraria densepunctulata ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' M.P.de Vos - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria divaricata ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' Sw. - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria ferrariola ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' (Jacq.) Willd. - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria flava ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria foliosa ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' G.J.Lewis - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria glutinosa ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' (Baker) Rendle - from Cape Province north to Zaïre * ''

Ferraria macrochlamys ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria ornata ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria ovata ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria parva ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria schaeferi ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' Dinter - Cape Province, Namibia * ''

Ferraria spithamaea ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Angola * ''

Ferraria uncinata ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family (biology), family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasa ...

'' Sweet - Cape Province * ''

Ferraria variabilis ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasant scent similar t ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning - Cape Province, Namibia * ''

Ferraria welwitschii ''Ferraria'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family (biology), family Iridaceae, native to tropical and southern Africa. They are herbaceous corm-bearing plants growing to 30–45 cm tall. Some species have an unpleasa ...

'' Baker - Zaïre, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola

References

Other sources

Biodiversity South Africa: ''Ferraria''

UNEP-WCMC Species Database: ''Ferraria''

Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Ferraria''

Flora of Namibia: ''Ferraria''

Flora of Zimbabwe: ''Ferraria''
Iridaceae Iridaceae genera Flora of Africa {{Iridaceae-stub