Iridaceae
African cornflag
Chasmanthe floribunda
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Chasmanthe
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Kapelpypie, Piempiempie
- Chinese
- 多花豁裂花
- English
- African cornflag, Cobra lily, Greater cobra lily
Synonyms
- Antholyza floribunda Salisb.
- Antholyza praealta Redouté
- Chasmanthe floribunda var. duckittii G.J.Lewis ex L.Bolus
- Petamenes floribunda (Salisb.) E.Phillips
- Petamenes floribunda Phillips
Flowers
- In flower
- January to March, July to September (from 216 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ina Siebert, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Conrad Altmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.