Iridaceae

Fallflowering pleatleaf

Nemastylis floridana Small

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Nemastylis

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Fallflowering pleatleaf: Nemastylis floridana in Blue Lake, FL, USA — Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Fallflowering pleatleaf

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.