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Watsonias
Watsonia
Watsonia (bugle lily) is a genus of plants in the iris family, subfamily Crocoideae. Watsonias are native to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland). The genus is named after Sir William Watson, an 18th-century British botanist.
57 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bulbil Bugle-lily
speciesWatsonia meriana
Bugle-lily
speciesWatsonia borbonica
Table Mountain Watsonia
speciesWatsonia tabularis
Orange Watsonia
speciesWatsonia pillansii
Dense Watsonia
speciesWatsonia densiflora
Dwarf Watsonia
speciesWatsonia coccinea
Renoster Watsonia
speciesWatsonia aletroides
Mountain Watsonia
speciesWatsonia schlechteri
Coastal Watsonia
speciesWatsonia laccata
Forked Watsonia
speciesWatsonia fourcadei
Narrow Watsonia
speciesWatsonia angusta
Wand Watsonia
speciesWatsonia marginata
Narrowtube Watsonia
speciesWatsonia stenosiphon
Pink Gardenroute Watsonia
speciesWatsonia knysnana
Maroon Watsonia
speciesWatsonia pulchra
Lonesome Watsonia
speciesWatsonia lepida
Namaqua Watsonia
speciesWatsonia vanderspuyae
Spectacular Watsonia
speciesWatsonia spectabilis
What-a-Watsonia
speciesWatsonia watsonioides
Shy Watsonia
speciesWatsonia humilis
Confusing Watsonia
speciesWatsonia confusa
Thin Watsonia
speciesWatsonia zeyheri
Pypie Watsonia
speciesWatsonia gladioloides
Limestone Watsonia
speciesWatsonia fergusoniae
Joostenberg Watsonia
speciesWatsonia strictiflora
Watsonia wilmaniae
speciesWatsonia wilmaniae
Watsonia strubeniae
speciesWatsonia strubeniae
Foothill Watsonia
speciesWatsonia rogersii
Umtamvuma Watsonia
speciesWatsonia mtamvunae
Saldanha Watsonia
speciesWatsonia hysterantha
Watsonia paucifolia
speciesWatsonia paucifolia
Watsonia stokoei
speciesWatsonia stokoei
Watsonia marlothii
speciesWatsonia marlothii
Leaning Watsonia
speciesWatsonia inclinata
Swartveld Watsonia
speciesWatsonia dubia
Slender Watsonia
speciesWatsonia galpinii
Watsonia transvaalensis
speciesWatsonia transvaalensis
Watsonia minima
speciesWatsonia minima
Watsonia bella
speciesWatsonia bella
Broad Watsonia
speciesWatsonia latifolia
Coastal Renosterveld Hybrid Watsonia
hybridWatsonia aletroides × laccata
Mistbelt Watsonia
speciesWatsonia canaliculata
Watsonia wilmsii
speciesWatsonia wilmsii
Watsonia bachmannii
speciesWatsonia bachmannii
Amatola Watsonia
speciesWatsonia amatolae
Wine Watsonia
speciesWatsonia amabilis
Piketberg Watsonia
speciesWatsonia versfeldii
Watsonia occulta
speciesWatsonia occulta
Gardenroute Hybrid Watsonia
hybridWatsonia knysnana × pillansii
Watsonia emiliae
speciesWatsonia emiliae
Pondo Watsonia
speciesWatsonia pondoensis
Watsonia wordsworthiana
speciesWatsonia wordsworthiana
Lax Watsonia
speciesWatsonia distans
Watsonia vicschuettei
speciesWatsonia vicschuettei
Longkloof Watsonia
speciesWatsonia elsiae
Watsonia vittata
speciesWatsonia vittata
Rooiberg Watsonia
speciesWatsonia rourkei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72425.