''Ixia'' is a genus of

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from the family Iridaceae. 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. The popular corn lily has specific, not very intense fragrance. It is often visited by many insects such as bees. The ''Ixia'' are also used sometimes as ornamental plants. The genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces of western South Africa. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, ''Carlina, Carlina gummifera'', an unrelated plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.

Species

The genus ''Ixia'' includes the following species: *''Ixia abbreviata'' Houtt. *''Ixia acaulis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia alata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia alticola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia altissima'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia angelae'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia arenosa'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia atrandra'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia aurea'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt *''Ixia bellendenii'' R.C.Foster *''Ixia bifolia'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt *''Ixia brevituba'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia brunneobractea'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia calendulacea'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia campanulata'' Houtt. *''Ixia capillaris'' L.f. *''Ixia cedarmontana'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia cochlearis'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia collina'' Goldblatt & Snijman *''Ixia confusa'' (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia contorta'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia curta'' Andrews *''Ixia curvata'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia dieramoides'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia divaricata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia dolichosiphon'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia dubia'' Vent. *''Ixia ecklonii'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia erubescens'' Goldblatt *''Ixia esterhuyseniae'' Miriam Phoebe de Vos, M.P.de Vos *''Ixia exiliflora'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia flagellaris'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia flexuosa'' L. *''Ixia frederickii'' M.P.de Vos *''Ixia fucata'' Ker Gawl. **''Ixia fucata'' var. ''filifolia'' G.J.Lewis **''Ixia fucata'' var. ''fucata'' *''Ixia gloriosa'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia helmei'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia lacerata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia latifolia'' D.Delaroche **''Ixia latifolia'' var. ''angustifolia'' G.J.Lewis **''Ixia latifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' **''Ixia latifolia'' var. ''parviflora'' G.J.Lewis **''Ixia latifolia'' var. ''ramulosa'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia leipoldtii'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia leucantha'' Jacq. *''Ixia linderi'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia linearifolia'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia longistylis'' (M.P.de Vos) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia longituba'' N.E.Br. **''Ixia longituba'' var. ''bellendenii'' R.C.Foster **''Ixia longituba'' var. ''longituba'' *''Ixia lutea'' Sessé & Moc. *''Ixia lutea'' var. ''ovata'' (Andr.) B.Nord *''Ixia macrocarpa'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia maculata'' L. **''Ixia maculata'' var. ''fusco-citrina'' (Desf.ex DC) G.J.Lewis **''Ixia maculata'' var. ''intermedia'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia marginifolia'' (Salisb) G.J.Lewis *''Ixia metelerkampiae'' L.Bolus *''Ixia micrandra'' Baker **''Ixia micrandra'' var. ''confusa'' G.JLewis **''Ixia micrandra'' var. ''micranda'' **''Ixia micrandra'' var. ''minor'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia minor'' (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia mollis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia monadelpha'' D.Delaroche *''Ixia monticola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia mostertii'' Miriam Phoebe de Vos, M.P.de Vos *''Ixia nutans'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia odorata'' Ker Gawl. **''Ixia odorata'' var. ''odorata'' *''Ixia orientalis'' L.Bolus *''Ixia oxalidiflora'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia paniculata'' D.Delaroche *''Ixia parva'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia patens'' Aiton **''Ixia patens'' var. ''patens'' *''Ixia pauciflora'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia pavonia'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia polystachya'' L. **''Ixia polystachya'' var. ''lutea'' (Ker Gawl.) G.J.Lewis **''Ixia polystachya'' var. ''longistylus'' var. ''nova'' **''Ixia polystachya'' var. ''polystachya'' *''Ixia pumilio'' Goldblatt & Snijman *''Ixia purpureorosea'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia ramulosa'' (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia rapunculoides'' Redouté **''Ixia rapunculoides'' var. ''flaccida'' G.J.Lewis **''Ixia rapuncuolides'' var. ''namaquana'' (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis **''Ixia rapunculoides'' var. ''rapunculoides'' **''Ixia rapunculoides'' var. ''rigida'' G.J.Lewis **''Ixia rapunculoides'' var. ''robusta'' G.J.Lewis **''Ixia rapunculoides'' var ''subpendula'' G.J..Lewis *''Ixia reclinata'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia recondita'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia rigida'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia rivulicola'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia robusta'' (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia roseoalba'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia rouxii'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia sarmentosa'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia saundersiana'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia scillaris'' L. **''Ixia scillaris'' var. ''subundulata'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia seracina'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia simulans'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia sobolifera'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia splendida'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia stenophylla'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia stohriae'' L.Bolus *''Ixia stolonifera'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia stricta'' (Eckl. ex Klatt) G.J.Lewis *''Ixia superba'' J.C.Manning & Goldblatt *''Ixia tenuifolia'' Vahl *''Ixia tenuis'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia teretifolia'' Goldblatt & J.C.Manning *''Ixia thomasiae'' Goldblatt *''Ixia trifolia'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia trinervata'' (Baker) G.J.Lewis *''Ixia vanzijliae'' L.Bolus *''Ixia versicolor'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia vinacea'' G.J.Lewis *''Ixia viridiflora'' Lam.

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* * * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q134748 Ixia, Iridaceae genera Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

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