Scientific or common name:

Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

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IRIDACEAE - Iris family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: False freesia

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Anomatheca laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt
= Lapeirousia cruenta (Lindl.) Benth. ex Baker
= Lapeirousia laxa (Thunb.) N.E. Br.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Freesia
Species:

1) Freesia alba (G.L. Mey.) Gumbl. 2) Freesia corymbosa (Burm. f.) N.E. Br. 3) Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning 4) Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Eckl. ex Klatt

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Florida)


Map for Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Iridaceae)
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1) Acidanthera 2) Alophia 3) Anomatheca (freesia) 4) Aristea 5) Belamcanda 6) Calydorea (violet-lily) 7) Chasmanthe (African cornflag) 8) Cipura (trimezia) 9) Crocosmia 10) Crocus 11) Cypella (alophia) 12) Dietes 13) Eleutherine 14) Eustylis (alophia) 15) Freesia 16) Galatea (eleutherine) 17) Gemmingia (belamcanda) 18) Gladiolus 19) Herbertia 20) Homeria (Cape tulip) 21) Hydastylus (blue-eyed grass) 22) Iris 23) Ixia (African cornlily) 24) Lapeirousia (freesia) 25) Libertia 26) Moraea 27) Nemastylis (pleatleaf) 28) Neomarica 29) Neubeckia (iris) 30) Olsynium (grasswidow) 31) Oreolirion (blue-eyed grass) 32) Pardanthopsis 33) Romulea 34) Salpingostylis (violet-lily) 35) Schizostylis (Kaffir lily) 36) Sisyrinchium (blue-eyed grass) 37) Sparaxis (wandflower) 38) Sphenostigma (violet-lily) 39) Tigridia (peacock flower) 40) Trifurcia (herbertia) 41) Trimezia 42) Tritonia (crocosmia) 43) Watsonia (bugle-lily) 44) Xiphion (iris)

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Common names (Freesia)
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1) (no name) 2) Common freesia (Freesia corymbosa) 3) False freesia (Freesia laxa)

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More species:
1) Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Eckl. ex Klatt [292]
2) Fremontia californica Torr. [201]
3) Fremontia californica Torr. ssp. crassifolia (Eastw.) Abrams [196]
4) Fremontia californica Torr. var. diegensis M. Harv. [208]
5) Fremontia crassifolia Eastw. [196]
6) Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville [317]
7) Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville ssp. napense (Eastw.) Munz [266]
8) Freycinetia reineckei Warb. [271]
9) Fritillaria atropurpurea Nutt. [341]
10) Fritillaria meleagris L. [1112]

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