Neomarica northiana

Neomarica northiana, also known as North's false flag[1] or walking iris, is a flowering plant, native to Brazil, with rhizomatous rootstock of the small genus of Neomarica, related to the large Iris family. [2]

Neomarica northiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Mariceae
Genus:
Neomarica
Species:
N. northiana
Binomial name
Neomarica northiana
(Schneev.) Sprague

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]

  • Vegetative apomixis reproduction, Neomarica northiana third way of reproduction involving 2 or 1 plantlets growing on the same stem which used to flower.
  • Neomarica northiana Flower up close.
  • Neomarica northiana plant.

References
  1. "Neomarica northiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. http://www.starrenvironmental.com/images/species/?q=neomarica+northiana&o=plants
  3. 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


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