Iridaceae
White-and-yellow-flower cornlily
Ixia polystachya
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Ixia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- White-and-yellow-flower cornlily
Synonyms
- Ixia aristata var. elegans (Regel) Baker
- Ixia elegans (Regel) N.E.Br.
- Ixia erecta P.J.Bergius
- Ixia hybrida Ker Gawl.
- Ixia maculata var. caesia Ker Gawl.
- Ixia polystachya var. crassifolia G.J.Lewis
- Ixia serotina Salisb.
- Ixia viridiflora var. caesia (Ker Gawl.) Baker
- Watsonia campanulata Klatt
- Wuerthia elegans Regel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ixia_polystachya.JPG : Andrew massyn derivative work: Bff, 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 
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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.