Libertia pulchella

Libertia pulchella, the pretty grass-flag, is a plant in the iris family (Iridaceae).[2] It is native to Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia, where it occurs in New South Wales and Victoria and Tasmania.[3][4][5] The flowering scape rises above the linear leaves producing 3 to 6 cream-coloured flowers.[5]

Libertia pulchella
Libertia pulchella, Mount Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Libertia
Species:
L. pulchella
Binomial name
Libertia pulchella
Synonyms
  • Libertia lawrencei orth. var. Hook.f.
  • Libertia pulchella var. laurencei (Hook.f.) Domin
  • Libertia laurencei Hook.f.
  • Nematostigma pulchellum (R.Br.) A.Dietr.
  • Renealmia pulchella R.Br.
  • Sisyrinchium pulchellum R.Br. nom. inval.
  • Sisyrinchium pulchellum (R.Br.) R.Br. ex F.Muell.
  • Tekel pulchella (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Tekelia pulchella orth. var. Kuntze

References
  1. "Libertia pulchella". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. Corrick, M.G.; Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
  3. "Census of vascular plants of Papua New Guinea". Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. "L. pulchella (R. Br.) Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1, 1824, 169". Flora of New Zealand Series. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. "Libertia pulchella". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2010.


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