Iridaceae
142 edible species
Flowering plants with sword-like leaves including iris, crocus, and saffron; grown for ornament and spice.
Edible: Corms ?
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Edible: Corm, Root
Edible: Corm, Tuber, Root
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Edible: Bulb
Baboon root, Baboon flower
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Autumn babiana, Dwarf babiana
Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root, Vegetable
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Bulb
Klip uintjie
Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Baboon Root
Edible: Root
Edible: Bulb
Baboon flower, Blue freesia
Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root
Leopard lily, Shooting stem
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root
Copper tips
Edible: Flowers - spice
Cape saffron
Edible: Flowers - spice
Edible: Bulbs
Edible: Corms, Root, Young seeds
Cigdem
Edible: Bulb, Flowers, Corm
Scotch crocus
Edible: Stigma, Flowers, Spice
Edible: Corm, Bulb
Edible: Corm
Cross-barred crocus
Edible: Root, Corm
Edible: Corm, Bulb
Wild saffron crocus
Edible: Styles, Stigma, Flowers, Spice
Yellow crocus
Edible: Bulbs, Leaves
Edible: Stigma, Spice
Um qais
Edible: Bulbs, Corms, Root, Soft seeds
Edible: Root, Corm
Edible: Corm, Bulb
Wild saffron, Italian crocus
Edible: Flowers - dye
Edible: Bulbs, Seeds
Crocus
Edible: Fruit, Flowers - spice
Autumn crocus
Edible: Bulbs, Roots, Flowers, Seeds
Edible: Bulbs, Seeds
Saffron, Saffron Crocus
Edible: Root, Corm, Herb, Spice, Pollen, Leaves, Flowers
Late crocus
Edible: Flowers, Bulbs
Sieber's crocus, Cretan crocus, Snow crocus
Edible: Bulbs, Leaves
Purple crocus, Bieberstein's crocus
Edible: ?
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Bulbs, Stigma, Flowers
Yellow wild iris
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Bulbs
Edible: Corm, Roots
Freesia
Edible: Flowers
Dingy gladiolus
Edible: Corm, Root
Edible: Bulb
Byzantine gladiolus
Edible: Root-starch
Edible: Flowers
Parrot-beak gladiolus, Dragon's head lily
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Corms, Root, Nectar
Sheathed gladiolus
Edible: Flowers, Corms, Root
Edible: Corms, Root
Edible: Bulb, Tuber
Common sword-lily
Edible: Corms, Root, Flower nectar
Edible: Corm, Bulb
Edible: Corm, Bulb, Root
Edible: Root
Edible gladiolus
Edible: Root, Corm
Edible: Root
Edible: Flowers
Sword lily
Edible: Corm, Root
Edible: Corm, Root
Spanish nut, Barbary nut
Edible: Root, Nuts, Corm, Bulb
Edible: Roots, Tubers, Flowers
Edible: Root, Corm, Vegetable
Edible: Corm, Root
Edible: Flowers
Crested Iris, Dwarf crested iris
Edible: Root
Edible: Flower, Bulb
Leopard lily
Edible: Leaves, Caution
Japanese Water Iris
Edible: Root
Edible: Root
Navragaz
Edible: Bulb
Purple Flag, German iris, Orris-root, Tall Bearded German Iris, Bearded Iris
Orris, Orris-root
Edible: Flower
Edible: Bulbs, Leaves
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Root
Rocky Mountains iris
Edible: Seeds - coffee
Dalmatian Iris, Sweet iris
Edible: Rhizome - flavouring, Root
Edible: Flower, Bulb
Yellow Flag, Paleyellow iris
Edible: Bulb
Dwarf iris, Netted iris
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Beachhead Iris, Canada beachhead iris, Wild flag
Edible: Root
Siberian Iris
Edible: Root
Roof Iris, Wall iris, Japanese Roof, White Root Iris
Edible: Root
Edible: Bulb
Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root
Edible: Bulb, Corm, Root
Edible: Bulbs, Corms, Root