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Libertia chilensis #1
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Iridaceae - Endemic to Chile
Tequel-tequel
Shown: Habit of well-established, flowering clump of sword-shaped leaves, up to 1 m
"Libertia is a genus of monocotyledenous plants in the family Iridaceae containing 15 species in the southern hemisphere[1]. A number of species are endemic to New Zealand.
"They are all perennials growing from short woody rhizomes, with simple, linear or narrowly lanceolate basal leaves which are often green but may be red or yellow depending on the species. The showy white trimerous flowers are open in spring and are followed by capsules opening by three valves which contain the numerous black seeds.
"The genus was named after Anne-Marie Libert (1782-1865), a Belgian botanist." (Wikipedia)
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Photographed in San Francisco Botanical Garden - San Francisco, California
Libertia chilensis #1
Best viewed @ large size
Iridaceae - Endemic to Chile
Tequel-tequel
Shown: Habit of well-established, flowering clump of sword-shaped leaves, up to 1 m
"Libertia is a genus of monocotyledenous plants in the family Iridaceae containing 15 species in the southern hemisphere[1]. A number of species are endemic to New Zealand.
"They are all perennials growing from short woody rhizomes, with simple, linear or narrowly lanceolate basal leaves which are often green but may be red or yellow depending on the species. The showy white trimerous flowers are open in spring and are followed by capsules opening by three valves which contain the numerous black seeds.
"The genus was named after Anne-Marie Libert (1782-1865), a Belgian botanist." (Wikipedia)
Additional views:
farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3675217914_25f0e62293_b.jpg
farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3674415615_e28c0b4a04_b.jpg
Photographed in San Francisco Botanical Garden - San Francisco, California