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Small Fortnight Lily

Dietes iridioides

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 68, February 46, March 34, April 93, May 49, June 15, July 21, August 45, September 57, October 106, November 89, December 74.
South Africa697
Western Cape260
KwaZulu-Natal160
Eastern Cape131
Mpumalanga74
Limpopo71
Brazil29
Sao Paulo24
United States15
Australia15

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyiris family · Iridaceae
GenusFortnight Lilies · Dietes

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