Libertia formosa

Libertia formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
Genus: Libertia
Species: L. formosa
Binomial name
Libertia formosa

Libertia formosa (snowy mermaid[1] or Chilean-iris[2]) is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. It is native to Chile. It can also be found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, where it is an introduced species.

References

  1. ↑ "Libertia formosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.


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