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Dietes iridioides, commonly named African iris, fortnight lily, and morea iris, is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae that is native to Southern Africa. Description [ edit ]
Dietes is a genus of six rhizomatous plant species of the iris family Iridaceae, first described collectively in 1866. Common names for the different species include wood iris , fortnight lily , African iris , Japanese iris and butterfly iris.
The members of this subfamily are widely distributed worldwide. They grow in all continents except Antarctica. Iris milesii. They produce typical sword-shaped leaves and have mainly corms or rhizomes. There are some exceptions which have bulbs. These are two subgenera of Iris - Xiphium and Hermodactyloides.
Dietes bicolor, the African iris, butterfly flag, fortnight lily, or peacock flower, [1] is a clump-forming rhizomatous perennial plant with long sword-like evergreen pale green leaves, growing from multiple fans at the base of the clump.
Dietes grandiflora, or large wild iris; Dietes bicolor, or yellow wild iris; Dietes iridioides, or wild iris; Wild Iris, 2001; The Wild Iris, a 1992 poetry book by Louise Glück; Wild Iris, a 1974 art work at the Delaware Art Museum; Wild Iris, a horse, winner of the 2004 Adrian Knox Stakes
Dietes grandiflora, commonly named fortnight lily, large wild iris, African iris [1] or fairy iris, is a rhizomatous perennial plant of the family Iridaceae with long, rigid, sword-like green leaves. This species is common in horticulture in its native South Africa , where it is often used in public gardens, beautification of commercial ...
The plants grow erect, and have leaves that are generally grass-like, with a sharp central fold. 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent.
This plant has been used as a form of water treatment since it can take up macronutrients (such as nitrogen and phosphorus) through its roots, [14] and is featured in many AS Level Biology practicals as its ability to grow in low pH levels makes it a useful indicator. [citation needed] It can also withstand high salinity levels in the water. [15]