Nemastylis, or pleatleaf,[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1835.

It is native to Mexico, Central America, and the southern part of the United States.

[1][3] The genus name is derived from the Greek words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".

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