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Freesias
Freesia
Freesia is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1866 by Chr. Fr. Echlon (1886) and named after German botanist and doctor Friedrich Freese (1794-1878). It is native to the eastern side of southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa, most species being found in Cape Provinces. Species of the former genus Anomatheca are now included in Freesia. The plants commonly known as "freesias", with...
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dune Kammetjie
speciesFreesia leichtlinii
Scarlet Kammetjie
speciesFreesia laxa
Fragrant Kammetjie
speciesFreesia caryophyllacea
Hybrid Freesia
hybridFreesia × kewensis
Forest Kammetjie
speciesFreesia grandiflora
Kleinkaroo Kammetjie
speciesFreesia refracta
Green Kammetjie
speciesFreesia viridis
Common Kammetjie
speciesFreesia corymbosa
Riversdale Kammetjie
speciesFreesia fergusoniae
Shy Kammetjie
speciesFreesia occidentalis
Karoo Kammetjie
speciesFreesia andersoniae
Renoster Kammetjie
speciesFreesia verrucosa
Painted Kammetjie
speciesFreesia fucata
Showy Kammetjie
speciesFreesia speciosa
Grootvadersbosch Kammetjie
speciesFreesia sparrmanii
Freesia praecox
speciesFreesia praecox
Breede Valley Kammetjie
speciesFreesia marginata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 68333.