| Crocosmia | |
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| Crocosmia aurea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Freesieae |
| Genus: | Crocosmia Planch. |
| Type species | |
| Crocosmia aurea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crocosmia (/krəˈkɒzmiə, kroʊ-/[2][3]), also known as montbretia[4] (/mɒnˈbriːʃə/[5]), is a small genus of flowering plants in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is native to the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Sudan. One species is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
- ^ a b "Crocosmia Planch." Kew Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Crocosmia". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Crocosmia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Montbretia". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 20 August 2024.