PLANTS Profile for Freesia laxa (false freesia)

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PLANTS Profile

Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning
false freesia

Symbol:

FRLA5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Iridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

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Synonyms:
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

	ANLA9	Anomatheca laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt
	LACR2	Lapeirousia cruenta (Lindl.) Benth. ex Baker
	LALA7	Lapeirousia laxa (Thunb.) N.E. Br.

Distribution:
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning


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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

View 28 genera in Iridaceae, 3 species in Freesia

Classification:
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Iridaceae – Iris family
Genus	Freesia Eckl. ex Klatt – freesia
Species	Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning – false freesia

Introduced Information:
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565197.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:14 AM CDT