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Hesperoxiphion
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Hesperoxiphion

Hesperoxiphion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1877. It is native to northwestern South America. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "western", and xiphos, meaning "sword".

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hesperoxiphion herrerae

speciesHesperoxiphion herrerae

Hesperoxiphion peruvianum

speciesHesperoxiphion peruvianum

Hesperoxiphion pardalis

speciesHesperoxiphion pardalis

Hesperoxiphion huilense

speciesHesperoxiphion huilense

Hesperoxiphion niveum

speciesHesperoxiphion niveum

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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 701782.