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Montbretias
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Montbretias

Crocosmia

Crocosmia (/krəˈkɒzmiə, kroʊ-/; J. E. Planchon, 1851) (montbretia) is a small genus of flowering plants in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is native to the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Sudan. One species is endemic to Madagascar.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Garden Montbretia

hybridCrocosmia × crocosmiiflora

Giant Zigzag Montbretia

hybridCrocosmia masoniorum × paniculata

Falling Stars

speciesCrocosmia aurea

Zigzag Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia paniculata

Slender Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia pottsii

Mathews' Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia mathewsiana

Giant Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia masoniorum

Pears' Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia pearsei

Slender Zigzag Montbretia

hybridCrocosmia paniculata × pottsii

Painted Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia fucata

Madagascan Montbretia

speciesCrocosmia ambongensis

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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 61186.