Iridaceae
Crimson flag
Hesperantha coccinea
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Hesperantha
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Rooirivierlelie, Kafferlelie, Rooi-rivierlelie
- Chinese
- 红旗花, 紅花裂柱蓮, 红花裂柱莲
- English
- Crimson flag, Scarlet river lily, Kaffir lily, River lily, Kaffir-lily
- French
- Lis des cafres
- Portuguese
- Schizostylis
- Spanish
- Schizostylis
Synonyms
- Schizostylis coccinea Backh. & Harv.
- Schizostylis ixioides Harv. ex Baker
- Schizostylis pauciflora Klatt
Photos
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bramley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Law from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Original photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.