Freesia verrucosa

Freesia verrucosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Freesia
Species:
F. verrucosa
Binomial name
Freesia verrucosa
(Vogel) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, (1995)
Synonyms
  • Anomatheca juncea (Pourr.) Ker Gawl.
  • Anomatheca verrucosa (B.Vogel) Goldblatt
  • Freesia juncea (Pourr.) Klatt
  • Gladiolus amabilis Salisb.
  • Gladiolus excisus Jacq.
  • Gladiolus junceus L.f.
  • Gladiolus paniculatus Pers.
  • Gladiolus polystachyus Andrews
  • Gladiolus pulchellus Salisb.
  • Ixia elliptica Thunb.
  • Ixia emarginata Lam.
  • Ixia gawleri Schrad.
  • Ixia verrucosa B.Vogel
  • Lapeirousia juncea Pourr.
  • Meristostigma junceum (Pourr.) Steud.
  • Peyrousia juncea (Pourr.) Poir.

Freesia verrucosa is a perennial geophyte endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.[1] It occurs from Ladismith to Willowmore, the Langkloof and Kareedouw and is part of the fynbos biome.[2]

References

  1. ^ "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". Threatened Species Programme. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  2. ^ "Freesia verrucosa (B.Vogel) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-04.