Trimezia northiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Trimezia |
Species: | T. northiana |
Binomial name | |
Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna | |
Synonyms | |
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Trimezia northiana, synonym Neomarica northiana, also known as North's false flag or walking iris, is a flowering plant, native to Brazil, with a rhizomatous rootstock, belonging to the iris family, Iridaceae.
Reproduction
Plantlets grow at the ends of the flower stalks. As the plantlets grow, their weight causes the stalk to dip to the ground where they take root.
Gallery
- Vegetative reproduction, involving 2 or 1 plantlets growing on the stem which previously flowered
- Flower up close
- Plant
References
- ^ "Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- NRCS. "Neomarica northiana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- http://works2.goldenhash.net/paraplants/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&category_id=11&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&manufacturer_id=1&page=shop.product_details&product_id=109&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1&Itemid=3
Taxon identifiers | |
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Trimezia northiana | |
Neomarica northiana |
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Moraea northiana |
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