Ixiolirion

Ixiolirion is a genus of flowering plants native to central and southwest Asia, first described as a genus in 1821.^[3] Recent classifications place the group in the monogeneric family Ixioliriaceae in the order Asparagales of the monocots.^[4][1] In earlier systems of classification, it was usually placed in the family Amaryllidaceae.

Ixiolirion Tataricum in Behbahan, Iran

Ixiolirion Tataricum in Deserts of Central Iran

Ixiolirion
Ixiolirion tataricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Ixioliriaceae Nakai[1]
Genus:	Ixiolirion Fisch. ex Herb.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Kolpakowskia Regel

Ixiolirion Tataricum, Behbahan

The genus name – composed of Ixio- and lirion ('lily') – means 'Ixia-like lily'.^[5][6]

There are four species in this genus and family^[7]

1. Ixiolirion ferganicum Kovalevsk. & Vved. - Kyrgyzstan
2. Ixiolirion karateginum Lipsky - Pakistan, Tajikistan
3. Ixiolirion songaricum P.Yan - Xinjiang
4. Ixiolirion tataricum (Pall.) Schult. & Schult.f. - Altai Krai, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Kashmir, Xinjiang

Gallery

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  Ixiolirion tataricum in Behbahan, Iran
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  Ixiolirion Tataricum in Deserts of Isfahan, Iran
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  Ixiolirion tataricum in Behbahan, Iran