Lapeirousia

Lapeirousia
Lapeirousia oreogena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Tribe: Watsonieae
Genus: Lapeirousia
Pourr., 1788
Vast expanse of the southern Namib Desert (specifically the area lying to the west of Obib Mountain near Rosh Pinah) carpeted with thousands of L. barklyi and featuring also a fairy circle (foreground)

Lapeirousia is a genus in the plant family Iridaceae. It is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, about a third of the species occurring in fynbos.