Taxon: Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) Redouté

Summary

Genus:

Tigridia

Family:

Iridaceae

Subfamily:

Iridoideae

Tribe:

Tigridieae

Nomen number:

36666

Place of publication:

Liliac. 1:5, t. 6. 1802

Comment:

according to TL-2 4:626. 1983, there is only external evidence that others authored the text of Redouté's work, whereas he alone is listed as author on the title page, so under Shenzhen ICN Art. 46.8 and Note 5, Redouté must be taken as author of all new names therein

Verified:

01/07/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

16 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Ferraria pavonia L. f.

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Mexican shellflower	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
English	peacock-flower	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
English	tiger-flower	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
French	lis de tigre	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
German	Pfauenblume	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
German	Tigerblume	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Swedish	påfågelslilja	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Central America			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru

Reference(s)

Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Tigridia pavonia (L. f.) DC.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36666. Accessed 12 May 2026.