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Libertia
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Libertia grandiflora
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Libertia

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Libertia is a genus of monocotyledenous plants in the family Iridaceae. There are 15 species in the genus. The plants can be found growing in the southern hemisphere.

Species

  • L. chilensis (Molina)Gunckel (=Libertia formosa Graham)
  • L. elegans Poepp.
  • L. sessiliflora (Poepp.) Skottsb.
  • L. tricocca Phil.
  • L. grandiflora (R.Br.) Sweet
  • L. ixioides (G.Forst.)Spreng (mapuche) pukallecalle, māori mikoikoi
  • L. peregrinans Cockayne et Allan
  • L. micrantha A.Cunn.
  • L. cranwelliae Blanchon, Murria et Braggins
  • L. edgariae Blanchon, Murria et Braggins,
  • L. mooreae Blanchon, Murria et Braggins
  • L. paniculata (R.Br.)Spreng.
  • L. pulchella var. laurencei (Hook.f.) Domin
  • Rodney Todd Eason Mediterranean plants from Chile for displays at Longwood gardens

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