genus
Pleatleafs
Nemastylis
Field notes
Nemastylis, or pleatleaf, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the southern part of the United States. The genus name is derived from the Greek words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".
Species
Nemastylis floridana Small - Florida
Nemastylis geminiflora Nutt. - south-central United States
Nemastylis nuttallii Pickering ex R.C. Foster - Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
Nemastylis selidandra Ravenna - Texas
Nemastylis tenuis (Herb.) S.Watson - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Texas, Arizona
Nemastylis tuitensis (Aarón Rodr. & Ortiz-Cat.) Ravenna - Jalisco State in Mexico
formerly included
Nemastylis pearcei Baker = Tigridia pearcei (Baker) Ravenna
Nemastylis mcvaughii Molseed & Cruden = Tigridia convoluta (Ravenna) Goldblatt
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native pleatleafs All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
