''Ixia'' is a genus of

corm A corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation). The word ' ...

ous plants native to

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from the family

Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It include ...

. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many

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s such as

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s. The ''Ixia'' are also used sometimes as ornamental plants. The genus name is derived from the

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ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, '' Carlina gummifera'', an unrelated plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.

Species

The genus ''Ixia'' includes the following species: *''

Ixia abbreviata ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Houtt. *'' Ixia acaulis'' Goldblatt & J.C. Manning *''

Ixia alata ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''

Ixia alticola ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *'' Ixia altissima'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''

Ixia angelae ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''

Ixia atrandra ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''

Ixia aurea ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' J.C. Manning & Goldblatt *''

Ixia bellendenii ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' R.C.Foster *''

Ixia bifolia ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' J.C. Manning & Goldblatt *''

Ixia brevituba ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J. Lewis *''

Ixia brunneobractea ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J. Lewis *''

Ixia campanulata ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Houtt. *''

Ixia capillaris ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' L. f. *''

Ixia cochlearis ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J. Lewis *''

Ixia collina ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldbl. & Snijman *''

Ixia curta ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Andr *''

Ixia curvata ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J. Lewis *''

Ixia dubia ''Ixia dubia'' is an '' Ixia'' species found growing in granite slopes from Piketberg to Caldon, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is boun ...

'' Vent. *''

Ixia erubescens ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldbl. *''

Ixia esterhuyseniae ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' M.P.de Vos *''

Ixia flexuosa ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' L. *''

Ixia frederickii ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' M.P.de Vos *''

Ixia fucata ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' **''Ixia fucata'' Ker-Gawl, var. ''filifolia'' G.J. Lewis **''Ixia fucata'' Ker-Gawl. var. ''fucata'' *'' Ixia gloriosa'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia latifolia ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' **''Ixia latifolia'' Delaroche var. ''angustifolia'' G.J. Lewis **''Ixia latifolia'' Delaroche var. ''curviramosa'' G.J. Lewis **''Ixia latifolia'' Delaroche var. ''latifolia'' **''Ixia latifolia'' Delaroche var. ''parviflora'' G.J. Lewis **''Ixia latifolia'' Delaroche var. ''ramulosa'' G.J. Lewis *'' Ixia leipoldtii'' G.J. Lewis *''

Ixia leucantha ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Jacq. *''

Ixia longituba ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' N.E.Br. **''Ixia longituba'' N. E. Br. var. ''bellendenii'' R.C. Foster **''Ixia longituba'' N. E. Br. var. ''longituba'' *'' Ixia lutea'' Eckl. var. ''lutea'' *''Ixia lutea'' Eckl. var. ''ovata'' (Andr.) B. Nord *'' Ixia maculata'' **''Ixia maculata'' L. var. ''fusco-citrina'' (Desf.ex DC) G.J. Lewis **''Ixia maculata'' L. var. ''intermedia'' G.J. Lewis **''Ixia maculata'' L. var. ''maculata'' *''

Ixia marginifolia ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' (Salisb) G.J Lewis *''

Ixia metelerkampiae ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' L. Bol. *''

Ixia micranda ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' **''Ixia micranda'' Bak. var. ''confusa'' G.J Lewis **''Ixia micranda'' Bak. var. ''micranda'' **''Ixia micranda'' Bak. var. ''minor'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia monadelpha ''Ixia monadelpha'', also known as the pied kalossie or bontkalossie, is an endangered species of geophyte found in wet sandy flats in the southwestern Cape of South Africa. Description Growth form This cormous geophyte grows tall. It has ...

'' Delaroche *''

Ixia mostertii ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' M.P.de Vos *'' Ixia odorata'' Ker-Gawl var. ''hesperanthoides'' G.J Lewis *'' Ixia odorata'' Ker-Gawl var. ''odorata'' *''

Ixia orientalis ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' L.Bol. *''

Ixia paniculata ''Ixia paniculata'' is a plant species in the family Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total o ...

'' Delaroche *'' Ixia patens'' **''Ixia patens'' Ait. var. ''linearifolia'' G.J Lewis **''Ixia patens'' Ait var. ''patens'' *''

Ixia pauciflora ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J Lewis *'' Ixia polystachya'' **''Ixia polystachya'' L. var. ''crassifolia'' G.J Lewis **''Ixia polystachya'' L. var. ''lutea'' (Ker-Gawl) G.J Lewis **''Ixia polystachya'' M.P.de Vos var. ''longistylus'' var. ''nova'' **''Ixia polystachya'' L. var. ''polystachya'' *''

Ixia pumilio ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldbl. & Snijman *'' Ixia purpureorosea'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia rapunculoides ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' **''Ixia rapunculoides'' Del. var. ''flaccida'' G.J Lewis **''Ixia rapuncuolides'' Del. var. ''namaquana'' (L.Bol.) G.J Lewis **''Ixia rapunculoides'' Del. var. ''rapunculoides'' **''Ixia rapunculoides'' Del. var. ''rigida'' G.J Lewis **''Ixia rapunculoides'' Del. var. ''robusta'' G.J Lewis **''Ixia rapunculoides'' Del. var ''subpendula'' G.J. Lewis *'' Ixia rouxii'' G.J Lewis *'' Ixia scillaris'' L. var.'' scillaris'' *'' Ixia scillaris'' L. var. ''subundulata'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia splendida ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J. Lewis *''

Ixia stohriae ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' L. Bol. *''

Ixia stolonifera ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia stricta ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' (Eckl. ex Klatt) G.J Lewis *''

Ixia tenuifolia ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Vahl. *''

Ixia thomasiae ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' Goldblo. *''

Ixia trifolia ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J Lewis FP *''

Ixia trinervata ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' (Bak.) G.J Lewis *''

Ixia vanzijliae ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' L. Bol. *'' Ixia versicolor'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia vinacea ''Ixia'' is a genus of cormous plants native to South Africa from the family Iridaceae. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include sword-like leaves and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers w ...

'' G.J Lewis *''

Ixia viridiflora ''Ixia viridiflora'', also known as turquoise ixia, is a tall member of the genus ''Ixia''. It comes from around the Tulbagh in South Africa, Cape Province. It has small corms under the ground. This corn lily is very rare. Its habitats are ofte ...

'' Lam. **''Ixia viridiflora'' Lam. var ''minor'' M.P.de Vos **''Ixia viridiflora'' Lam. var ''viridflora'' Thunb.

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