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Taxon:  Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N. E. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Crocosmia
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Ixioideae
Tribe:
Ixieae
Nomen number:
411735
Place of publication:
Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20:264. 1932
Comment:
[= C. aurea × C. pottsii]
Verified:
05/09/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Montbretia ×crocosmiiflora Lemoine

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Tritonia ×crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) G. Nicholson

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Reference(s)
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  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  3. Allan, H. H. B. et al. Flora of New Zealand. 1961-
  4. Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
  5. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. Flores des Mascareignes. 1976-
  6. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  7. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  8. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. 1989-
  9. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  10. de Vos, M. P. 1984. The African genus Crocosmia Planchon. J. S. African Bot. 50:497.
  11. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  12. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  13. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  14. Hokche, O. et al. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008
  15. Hosking, J. R. 2000. pers. comm.
  16. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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  21. Nelson, E. C. 1993. Who was the author of Montbretia crocosmiiflora? Watsonia 19:265-267.
  22. Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds. Flora of Madeira. 1994
  23. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. 1996-
  24. The Missouri Botanical Garden with others. A Catalogue of the vascular plants of Madagascar (on-line resource).
  25. Veldkamp, J. F. 1996. IX. Overlooked genera and species in the Malesian flora: the case of Crocosmia (Iridaceae) and some others. Fl. Males. Bull. 11:511-514.
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Common names
English
autumn-gold –
garden montbretia –
montbretia –
German
Garten-Montbretie –
Swedish
montbretia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, Portugal
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon, Washington]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Misiones, Salta], Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Weed  Hosking, J. R. 2000. pers. comm.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411735. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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