Iris family
IRIDACEAE in Australia

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com ) & Christine Ashe

link to Flowers in Australia

Anomatheca laxa False Freesia Concord, October 2008	Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily Wyee, February 2007	Crocosmia Montbretia Sydney, August 2006	Crocus Crocus Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson
Dietes bicolor Peacock Flower Sydney, August 2006	Dietes grandiflora Wild Iris Sydney, August 2006	Freesia refracta Freesia Sydney, September 2006	Freesia alba White Freesia Sydney, September 2006
Gladiolus caryophyllaceus Wild Gladiolus Western Australia, February 2007	Gladiolus grandiflorus hybrid Gladiolus Sydney, October 2008	Gladiolus nanus "Blushing Bride" Sydney, October 2008	Hypoxis hygrometrica Golden Weather Grass Wyee, March 2007
Iris pallida Bearded Iris Sydney, September 2006	Iris sibirica 'Chilled Wine' Siberian Iris Wyee, January 2007	Orthrosanthus laxus Morning Iris Melbourne Photo: courtesy of Danielle & Ralph Ward	Romulea rosea Onion Grass Wyee, September 2008

Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed Grass Sydney, September 2006

Trimezia martinicensis Yellow Walking Iris Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

A number of Australian Butterflies have larvae that feed on plants in IRIDACEAE, including:

Mesodina aeluropis

Mesodina halyzia

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths

(updated 7 February 2012)