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Orthrosanthus
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Orthrosanthus

Orthrosanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It native to Australia, Mexico, Central and South America.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Orthrosanthus chimboracensis

speciesOrthrosanthus chimboracensis

Morning Iris

speciesOrthrosanthus laxus

Morning Flag

speciesOrthrosanthus multiflorus

Orthrosanthus exsertus

speciesOrthrosanthus exsertus

Orthrosanthus monadelphus

speciesOrthrosanthus monadelphus

Orthrosanthus acorifolius

speciesOrthrosanthus acorifolius

Orthrosanthus occissapungus

speciesOrthrosanthus occissapungus

Many-spike Orthrosanthus

speciesOrthrosanthus polystachyus

Orthrosanthus muelleri

speciesOrthrosanthus muelleri

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 148011.