Sparaxis grandiflora

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| genus = Sparaxis

| species = grandiflora

| authority = (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl.

|synonyms = Ixia grandiflora D.Delaroche

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Sparaxis grandiflora, the plain harlequin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae, found in the Western Cape province of South Africa.{{cite web |title=Sparaxis grandiflora |website=Tropicos |url=http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/16601389 |access-date=26 March 2021 }} It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web |title=Sparaxis grandiflora plain harlequin flower |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/22441/Sparaxis-grandiflora/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=29 March 2021 }}

Subspecies

  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. acutiloba Goldblatt
  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. fimbriata (Lam.) Goldblatt
  • Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. violacea (Eckl.) Goldblatt

References

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grandiflora

Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

Category:Plants described in 1804

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