Libertia chilensis | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() | |
Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Libertia |
Species: | L. chilensis
|
Binomial name | |
Libertia chilensis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Libertia chilensis, synonym Libertia formosa, [1] called the New Zealand satin flower, [2] snowy mermaid, [3] or Chilean-iris, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the iris family, Iridaceae, native to the Juan Fernández Islands, central and southern Chile, and southern Argentina. [1] It can also be found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Bernardino County in California, [5] where it is an introduced species. A rhizomatous evergreen perennial, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2]
The Calle-Calle River in Los Ríos Region owes its name to the Mapuche word for the plant. [6]