Iridaceae

Spotted African cornlily

Ixia maculata L.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Ixia

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Frieskalossie
Chinese: 粘射干, 黏射干, 斑点谷鸢尾, 谷鸢尾
English: Spotted African cornlily
Korean: 익시아

Synonyms

Gladiolus roseus Willd.
Ixia amoena Salisb.
Ixia capitata Andrews
Ixia conica Salisb.
Ixia duckittiae L.Bolus
Ixia flava Hornem.
Ixia maculata var. maculata
Ixia milleri P.J.Bergius
Ixia nervosa Vent.
Ixia pallideflavens Eckl.
Ixia vitellina Eckl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wilferd Duckitt from Darling, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, 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.