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Iridaceae
3-Corm
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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