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Libertia Pulchella

Libertia Pulchella

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Botany & Horticulture

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ISBN10: 6139839343
ISBN13: 9786139839346
Publisher: Lect Pub
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Libertia pulchella (Pretty Grass-flag) is a plant in the iris family (). It is native to, and, where it occurs in and and . The flowering scape rises above the linear leaves producing 3 to 6 cream-coloured flowers. The Iridaceae originated in - in the, about 82 million years ago, although the family's subsequent radiation occurred elsewhere, notably in southern Africa and temperate and highland South America, at the end of the or later. Currently, 66 genera are recognized, which are distributed among 7 subfamilies and occur in a great variety of habitats. Most species are adapted to climates that have a pronounced dry or cold period unfavourable for plant growth, during which the plants remain dormant. As a result, most species are, in that their above-ground parts (leaves and stems) die down when the or enters . The plants thus survive periods that are unfavourable for growth by retreating underground. Evergreen species are restricted to forests or, and perennially moist .

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