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Nivenioideae
Nivenioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants and one of the two main subfamilies in the popular Iridaceae family. It contains seven genera, from South Africa, Australia and Madagascar, including the only true shrubs in the family (Klattia, Nivenia and Witsenia), It also includes Aristea, Cleanthe, Patersonia and also Geosiris, which was in its own family until being re-assessed.
3 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
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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 790613.