Iridaceae
Fragrant wandflower
Sparaxis fragrans
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sparaxis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fragrant wandflower, Stinky satinflower
Synonyms
- Gladiolus odorus Schrank
- Ixia fragrans Jacq.
- Ixia sordida Hornem.
- Romulea fragrans (Jacq.) Eckl.
- Synnotia stenophylla Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.