| Patersonia limbata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Patersonia |
| Species: | P. limbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Patersonia limbata | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Patersonia limbata is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a tufted, rhizome-forming herb with sword-shaped, bordered leaves and violet tepals.
Patersonia limbata is a tufted perennial herb that forms a rhizome and has glabrous, sword-shaped leaves 180–400 mm (7.1–15.7 in) long and 4–11 mm (0.16–0.43 in) wide with a thickened border about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. The flowering scape is 270–380 mm (11–15 in) long and glabrous with two short, pale-coloured leaves. The outer tepals are violet, egg-shaped to round, up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long and 25 mm (0.98 in) wide, the hypanthium tube about 35 mm (1.4 in) long and glabrous. Flowering occurs from September to October. [2]
Patersonia limbata was first described in 1846 by Stephan Endlicher in Lehmann's Plantae Preissianae from specimens collected near Albany in 1840. [3] [4] The specific epithet (limbata) means "having a border". [5]
This patersonia grows in heath, scrub and woodland in scattered locations on the southern Darling Range and in near-coastal areas from Albany to the Cape Arid National Park. [2] [6]
Patersonia limbata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [6]
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Patersonia sericea, commonly known as purple flag or silky purple-flag is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a densely-tufted perennial herb with linear, sword-shaped leaves, broadly egg-shaped, bluish-violet tepals and an oval capsule.
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Pterostylis turfosa, commonly known as the bearded bird orchid, is a species of orchid which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Flowering plants have a single translucent green flower with darker green veins, on a flowering stem with up to eighteen stem leaves. It is one of a number of bearded orchids, some of which have yet to be formally described, all of which have a distinctive feather-like labellum.
Wurmbea tenella, common name - eight nancy, is a perennial herb in the Colchicaceae family that is native to Western Australia.
Patersonia argyrea is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a tufted perennial herb with linear, sword-shaped leaves and violet tepals.
Patersonia babianoides is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tufted, rhizome-forming herb with soft, linear to elliptic leaves and blue-violet tepals on a relatively short flowering scape.
Patersonia borneensis is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to a restricted area of Borneo. It is a tufted perennial with many leaves and pale lavender to bluish-purple tepals on a flowering stem shorter than the leaves.
Patersonia drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's patersonia, is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tufted herb with linear, often twisted leaves and pale violet to purple or blue tepals.
Patersonia glabrata, commonly known as leafy purple-flag, or bugulbi in the Cadigal language, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae family and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a perennial herb or subshrub with linear leaves and pale violet flowers.
Patersonia graminea, commonly known as grass-leaved patersonia, is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a clump-forming herb with linear, grass-like leaves and pale violet tepals.
Patersonia inaequalis, commonly known as unequal bract patersonia, is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tufted herb with linear, often twisted leaves and white tepals.
Patersonia juncea, commonly known as rush leaved patersonia, is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to a restricted part of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tufted perennial herb with linear leaves and pale violet tepals.
Patersonia lanata, commonly known as woolly patersonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae family and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a tufted perennial herb with sword-shaped leaves and blue-violet flowers.
Patersonia macrantha is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the northern part of the Northern Territory. It is a tuft-forming herb with linear to sword-shaped leaves and pale violet tepals.
Patersonia pygmaea is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tufted, rhizome-forming perennial herb with sword-shaped leaves and bluish-violet to purple tepals.