Trimezia northiana
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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
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Binomial name | |
Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Trimezia northiana, synonym Neomarica northiana,[1] also known as North's false flag[2] 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.[3]
Gallery
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Vegetative reproduction, involving 2 or 1 plantlets growing on the stem which previously flowered
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Flower up close
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Plant
References
- ^ a b c "Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Neomarica northiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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 [dead link]
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