Crocosmia aurea

Crocosmia aurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Crocosmia
Species:
C. aurea
Binomial name
Crocosmia aurea
Synonyms[1]
  • Tritonia aurea Pappe ex Hook., Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4335 (1847).
  • Babiana aurea (Pappe ex Hook.) Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 19: 293 (1851).

Crocosmia aurea, common names falling stars, Valentine flower, or montbretia, is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Iridaceae.