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Libertia edgariae

Libertia edgariae
Photo: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
New Zealand North I.
Climate
subtropical

About

Libertia edgariae, also known as Edgar's iris or Edgar's mikoikoi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The plant was first described by Dan Blanchon, Brian Grant Murray and John E. Braggins in 2002, and is endemic to New Zealand.

Where it grows

The species is endemic to New Zealand, found in coastal scrub and on hillsides near Wellington and the western Wairarapa, including the Remutaka Ranges and Eastbourne Hills. The species is often found in scrubland alongside Leptospermum scoparium and Pteridium esculentum.

Other Libertia plants

Chilean Iris · Libertia cranwelliae · Libertia flaccidifolia · Libertia grandiflora · Libertia ixioides · Libertia micrantha · Libertia mooreae · Libertia paniculata · Libertia peregrinans · Pretty Grass Flag · Libertia sessiliflora · Satin Flowers

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Libertia edgariae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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