Iridaceae
Blue-eyed grass
Aristea abyssinica
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Aristea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 东非蓝星鸢尾
- English
- Blue-eyed grass
Synonyms
- Aristea alata subsp. abyssinica (Pax) Weim.
- Aristea cognata N.E.Br. ex Weim.
- Aristea cognata subsp. abyssinica (Pax) Marais
- Aristea johnstoniana Rendle
- Aristea tayloriana Rendle
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February, April, September to November (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shivachu, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Aaliyah Motala, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jerome Sudre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: susan brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.