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Combirises
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Combirises

Micranthus

Micranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.

The genus name is derived from the Greek words micro, meaning "small", and anthos, meaning "flower".

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hollowleaf Combflower

speciesMicranthus tubulosus

Swordleaf Combflower

speciesMicranthus alopecuroides

Needleleaf Combflower

speciesMicranthus plantagineus

Veinleaf Combflower

speciesMicranthus filifolius

Crossleaf Combflower

speciesMicranthus cruciatus

Tubeflower Combflower

speciesMicranthus thereianthoides

Zebrakop Combflower

speciesMicranthus simplex

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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 574854.