Sparaxis grandiflora

Sparaxis grandiflora, the plain harlequin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae, found in the Western Cape province of South Africa.^[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[2]

Sparaxis grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Sparaxis
Species:	S. grandiflora
Binomial name
Sparaxis grandiflora (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
Ixia grandiflora D.Delaroche

Subspecies

• Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
• Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. acutiloba Goldblatt
• Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. fimbriata (Lam.) Goldblatt
• Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. violacea (Eckl.) Goldblatt