''Geissorhiza'' is a

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with 103 species described to date of

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s in the family

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first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to

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of western

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. The genus name is derived from the

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words ''geisson'', meaning "tile", and ''rhizon'', meaning "root". Here are some of them: * '' Geissorhiza aspera'' * '' Geissorhiza brehmii'' * '' Geissorhiza confusa'' * ''

Geissorhiza corrugata ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

'' * '' Geissorhiza darlingensis'' * ''

Geissorhiza exscapa ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

'' * '' Geissorhiza eurystigma'' * ''

Geissorhiza geminata ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza hesperanthoides ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza heterostyla ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza imbricata ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza inaequalis ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza inflexa ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza leopoldtii ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza mathewsii ''Geissorhiza'' is a genus with 103 species described to date of deciduous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1803. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province of western South Africa. The genus name ...

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Geissorhiza melanthera ''Geissorhiza melanthera'' is a small perennial plant of 14–18 cm high that is assigned to the family Iridaceae. It survives the dry southern summer through storage of its resources in a corm. The stem carries two or three erect, sticky l ...

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Geissorhiza monanthos ''Geissorhiza monanthos'' is a ''Geissorhiza'' species found growing on sandy slopes in the Western Cape Province of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is b ...

'' * '' Geissorhiza ornithogaloides'' * '' Geissorhiza ovata'' * '' Geissorhiza purpureolutea'' * ''

Geissorhiza radians ''Geissorhiza radians'' or winecup flower is a highly threatened species from the Iris family with fewer than 10 remaining sub-populations growing in south-western Cape Town, South Africa. The deep purple flowers with large, red centres grow is ...

'' * '' Geissorhiza schinzii'' * '' Geissorhiza splendidissima'' * '' Geissorhiza tulbaghensis''

References

Iridaceae genera Endemic flora of South Africa {{Iridaceae-stub