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Iridaceae

3-Corm

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Most members of the Iridaceae are herbaceous perennials with some kind of underground perennating structure. In Crocus, shown here, this is a corm. Other genera have rhizomes, such as most species of Iris, or bulbs.

Photo taken by D. L. Nickrent.

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