Shade-loving plants in section Lophiris of the subgenus Limniris with spreading rhizomes often growing upward and cane-like. Leaves soft and thin. Falls without beards but sometimes crested.

Source: Cooke, D. (2005). Iridaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.