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Libertia peregrinans, known as mikoikoi or New Zealand iris, is a perennial herb native to coastal and lowland New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. It thrives in sandy or open coastal sites and is grown mainly as a hardy garden plant.
Libertia peregrinans, commonly known as mikoikoi and the New Zealand iris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand; its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It also occurs on the Chatham Islands. L. peregrinans inhabits coastal to lowland areas. It typically occurs near coastal scrub, beaches, dune systems, estuaries, and river mouths. It was first described by Leonard Cockayne and Harry Allan in 1927, formerly being included in the L. ixioides taxon. Its specific epithet, peregrinans, means 'wandering'.
Libertia peregrinans is endemic to New Zealand. Its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It also occurs on the Chatham Islands. In the North Island, its range covers the western side of the island between Kawhia Harbour and Wellington. In the South Island, L. peregrinans occurs in two main populations, one of these occurs through the coastal West Coast, Nelson, and Marlborough Regions. L. peregrinans's second main distribution area is found in the Southland and Otago Regions. Collections from North-West Nelson are hybrids with L. ixioides. Other specimens from inland areas such as Lake Te Anau, Taranaki, and near Mount Ruapehu also show some L. ixioides characteristics. L. peregrinans's 2023 assessment in the New Zealand Threat Classification System was "Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable".
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
