''Olsynium junceum'' is a species of the iris

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/ref> ;Subspecies # ''Olsynium junceum'' subsp. ''colchaguense'' (Phil.) J.M.Watson & A.R.Flores - central Chile # ''Olsynium junceum'' subsp. ''depauperatum'' (Phil.) R.A.Rodr. & Martic - southern Chile # ''Olsynium junceum'' subsp. ''junceum'' - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, northern + central Chile

References

Sisyrinchieae Flora of South America Plants described in 1827 {{Iridaceae-stub