Aristea ecklonii
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aristea ecklonii (common names: blue flies, blue stars, blue-eyed iris, blue corn-lily[2]) is a plant species in the Iridaceae, first described in 1866. It is native to central and southern Africa from South Africa north to Cameroon and Tanzania.[1][3][4][5][6] The plant is an evergreen perennial with small, blue flowers, growing in clumps with upright, grass-like leaves 15–18 in (38–46 cm) in height.[2]
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Aristea ecklonii | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Aristea |
Species: | A. ecklonii |
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Aristea ecklonii Baker 1877 | |
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It is an invasive species in high mountain forests of Sri Lanka near Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains,[7][8] in New Zealand where it is listed as a pest species on the NPPA banned list, and also Australia.[9]