Tigridia /taɪˈɡrɪdiə/,[2] is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae.

The approximately 60 species in this family grow in the Americas, from Mexico down to Chile.

[4] It was first published by French botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in his book Genera plantarum on page 57 in 1789.

There are 60 species accepted by Plants of the World Online;[1] Several hybrids exist, including; Tigridia × mathewii J.M.H.Shaw, first published in Phytoneuron 2015-53: 4 in 2015.

[8] They are native to the countries (and regions) of; northern Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.