Iridaceae

Iridaceae; Temporal range: Middle Paleocene - Recent
	Crocus vernus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae; Juss.
Subfamilies and tribes
	Subfamily Aristeoideae; Subfamily Crocoideae Tribe Tritoniopsideae; Tribe Watsonieae; Tribe Gladioleae; Tribe Freesieae; Tribe Ixieae; ; Subfamily Geosiridoideae; Subfamily Iridoideae Tribe Diplarreneae; Tribe Irideae; Tribe Sisyrinchieae; Tribe Tigridieae; Tribe Trimezieae; ; Subfamily Isophysidoideae; Subfamily Nivenioideae; Subfamily Patersonioideae;

Iridaceae (/ɪrɪˈdeɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/) is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of c. 2500 species.^[2]^[3]^[4] It includes a number of economically important cultivated plants, such as species of Freesia, Gladiolus, and Crocus, as well as the crop saffron.

Members of this family are perennial plants, with a bulb, corm or rhizome. The plants grow erect, and have leaves that are generally grass-like, with a sharp central fold. Some examples of members of this family are the blue flag and yellow flag.

^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
^ "Iridaceae | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
^ Wilkin, Paul; Kubitzki, K.; Huber, H.; Rudall, P. J.; Stevens, P. S.; Stutzel, T. (1999). "The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume III. Flowering Plants Monocotyledons Lilianae (Except Orchidaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 54 (4): 1013. doi:10.2307/4111190. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4111190. Archived from the original on 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

[APGIII2009-1] Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

[Christenhusz-Byng2016-2] Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

[:6-3] "Iridaceae | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-06-29.

[:1-4] Wilkin, Paul; Kubitzki, K.; Huber, H.; Rudall, P. J.; Stevens, P. S.; Stutzel, T. (1999). "The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Volume III. Flowering Plants Monocotyledons Lilianae (Except Orchidaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 54 (4): 1013. doi:10.2307/4111190. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4111190. Archived from the original on 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

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Iridaceae Temporal range: Middle Paleocene - Recent

Crocus vernus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae Juss.^[1]
Subfamilies and tribes
Subfamily Aristeoideae Subfamily Crocoideae Tribe Tritoniopsideae Tribe Watsonieae Tribe Gladioleae Tribe Freesieae Tribe Ixieae Subfamily Geosiridoideae Subfamily Iridoideae Tribe Diplarreneae Tribe Irideae Tribe Sisyrinchieae Tribe Tigridieae Tribe Trimezieae Subfamily Isophysidoideae Subfamily Nivenioideae Subfamily Patersonioideae