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Libertia pulchella Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Libertia

Characteristics

Lfy fans us. only half-erect; little-branched rhizome often 5–10 cm. long, attached to substratum, sts insecurely, by thin, wiry roots. Lvs 3–6–(12) cm. × 2–3–(6) mm., the downward-facing surface much duller than the other; nerves few. Peduncles slender, us. > lvs. Panicle simple; bracts c. 3–10 mm. long, narrow-lanceolate, green, in 1–3 clusters each with 2–3–4 fls on very slender, us. pubescent pedicels to 1–3–(4) cm. long. Fls c. 1–1.5 cm. diam.; tepals all white, spreading widely, subequal, outer ovate-oblong, inner narrow-oval. Staminal filaments very shortly connate; anthers c. 2 mm. long; pollen sacs narrow, little longer than wide connective. Ovary globose, 1/5–1/6 per.-length. Capsule globose, deeply 3-furrowed; valves keeled and strongly recurved as dehiscence is completed. Seed c. 1.5 × 1 mm., rounded, almost smooth, pale yellowish, often remaining attached by long funicle. n = 19.
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Loosely tufted, ±glabrous herb. Rhizome wiry, sparsely branched, to 10 cm long. Leaves linear to falcate, 5-18 cm long, 2-7 mm wide. Scape exceeding leaves, 1-2 mm diam., leafless or with 1 or 2 reduced leaves. Rhipidia 3 or 4, each with 3-6 flowers on pedicels 2-3.5 cm long. Spathes lanceolate, 8-18 mm long; bracteoles 4-8 mm long. Sepals and petals cream-white, ovate, c. 5 mm long, the sepals slightly narrower, with fewer veins. Filaments very shortly connate; anthers c. 2 mm long; connective large, triangular. Ovary globose. Capsule globose-trigonous, 3-5 mm diam., brown; valves recurved at dehiscence. Seeds globose, c. 1 mm diam., dark brown; funicle persistent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

In cool temperate rainforest, subalpine woodland and moist gullies in wet sclerophyll forest.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Libertia pulchella world distribution map, present in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439862-1
WFO ID wfo-0000784592
COL ID 6Q8RH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Libertia pulchella Sisyrinchium pulchellum Libertia laurencii Nematostigma pulchellum Tekel pulchella Sisyrinchium pulchellum Libertia pulchella var. pygmaea Libertia pulchella var. laurencei
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