Ixia

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Ixia
Ixia
Ixia
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Ixia
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Species
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This is an article about the genus of plants. For the resort town on the island of Rhodes, see the article Ialysos. For the IP Network testing company Ixia, see the article Ixia Communications.

The genus Ixia consists of a number of cormous plants native to South Africa. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil.

Species

The genus Ixia includes the following species:

Ixia can be a name.

Reference

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