- Chasmanthe floribunda
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Chasmanthe floribunda 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Subfamily: Ixioideae Tribe: Ixieae Genus: Chasmanthe Species: C. floribunda Binomial name Chasmanthe floribunda
(Salisb.) N. E. Br.Chasmanthe floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the crocus family which is known by the common name African flag. This plant is native to southern Africa, particularly South Africa, but it has been introduced to other areas of similar climate, such as California, where it is naturalized. This is a perennial sprouting from a corm and producing clumps of long, narrow leaves. It erects one thin, tall stem which may approach a meter in height. Atop the stem is a spike inflorescence holding 20 to 40 flowers in neat vertical rows. The flower is a curving tube with a long upper lobe curving down over smaller lobes. From the mouth of the flower protrude the stamens with their large, hanging anthers, and the style. The flower is generally bright orange-red or scarlet on the upper lobe and yellow to orange in the lower lobes.
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