Freesia viridis is a perennial, geophyte endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.[1] The species occurs from Hondeklip Bay to Bok Bay. The plant has lost its habitat to urban development.[2]

Freesia viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Freesia
Species:
F. viridis
Binomial name
Freesia viridis
(Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, (1995)
Synonyms
  • Anomatheca viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt
  • Gladiolus viridis Aiton
  • Lapeirousia viridis (Aiton) L.Bolus
  • Montbretia viridis (Aiton) Voigt
  • Tapeinia viridis (Aiton) F.Dietr.
  • Tritonia viridis (Aiton) Ker Gawl.
  • Waitzia viridis (Aiton) Kreysig

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