Iridaceae

Chasmanthe bicolor (Gasp.) N.E.Br.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Chasmanthe

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Chasmanthe bicolor (Chasmanthe bicolor) — FlowerPhoto: Noah Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Suurkanolpypie
Welsh: Casmanthe

Synonyms

Antholyza aethiopica var. bicolor (Gasp.) Baker
Antholyza aethiopica var. minor Lindl.
Antholyza bicolor Gasp.
Antholyza bicolor Gasp. ex Vis.
Antholyza bicolor Gasp. ex Ten.
Petamenes bicolor (Gasp.) E.Phillips
Petamenes bicolor Phillips

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 82 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Noah Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: eli, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jessica Pfund, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bruce Bailey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Heike Löchel, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Heike Löchel, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.