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Libertia edgariae
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Libertia edgariae

Libertia edgariae, also known as Edgar's iris or Edgar's mikoikoi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. The plant was first described by Dan Blanchon, Brian Grant Murray and John E. Braggins in 2002, and is endemic to New Zealand.

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Description

Libertia edgariae consists of leavy fans that emerge from horizontal stolons. The leaves measure between 120–620 mm (4.7–24.4 in) in length and are a green to pale yellow in colour, while the stolons are a pale yellow colour. The species can be differentiated from Libertia grandiflora due to the presence of falcate leaves, barrel-shaped capsules, elongate rhizomes, and by being smaller in scale. The species has white flowers. It can be distinguished from L. ixioides and L. grandiflora due to the leaves being significantly more flaccid, or due to its distinct flower shape.

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Range & habitat

The species is endemic to New Zealand, found in coastal scrub and on hillsides near Wellington and the western Wairarapa, including the Remutaka Ranges and Eastbourne Hills. The species is often found in scrubland alongside Leptospermum scoparium and Pteridium esculentum.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 403455.