Ixia is a genus of plants native to South Africa 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 such as . The Ixia are also used sometimes as ornamental plants. The genus is endemic to the Cape Provinces of western South Africa.[
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The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek ἰξία (ixia) ( = χαμαιλέων λευκός, (chamaeleon leukos)), the pine thistle, Carlina, an unrelated plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
Species
The genus Ixia includes the following species:
See also
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List of plants known as lily
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