Iridaceae
False freesia
Freesia laxa
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Freesia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 疏序小苍兰, 红射干
- English
- False freesia
Synonyms
- Anomatheca laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt
- Gladiolus laxus Thunb.
- Lapeirousia laxa (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
- Meristostigma laxum (Thunb.) A.Dietr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Pethan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gayle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Peter coxhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sphiwumusa Zama, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Povoronik Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Dicker, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.