Trimezia northiana, synonym Neomarica northiana,[1] also known as North's false flag[2] or walking iris, is a flowering plant, native to Brazil, with a rhizomatous rootstock, belonging to the iris family, Iridaceae.

Trimezia northiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Trimezia
Species:
T. northiana
Binomial name
Trimezia northiana
(Schneev.) Ravenna[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Cipura northiana (Schneev.) Endl.
  • Cipura sabini Heynh.
  • Cypella northiana (Schneev.) Klatt
  • Ferraria elegans Salisb.
  • Iris northiana (Schneev.) Pers.
  • Marica northiana (Schneev.) Ker Gawl.
  • Marica pantherina Salisb.
  • Marica sabini G.Lodd.
  • Marica sabiniana Lodd. ex Voigt
  • Moraea northiana Schneev.
  • Moraea vaginata Redouté
  • Neomarica northiana (Schneev.) Sprague

Reproduction

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Plantlets grow at the ends of the flower stalks. As the plantlets grow, their weight causes the stalk to dip to the ground where they take root.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Neomarica northiana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ http://works2.goldenhash.net/paraplants/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&category_id=11&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&manufacturer_id=1&page=shop.product_details&product_id=109&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1&Itemid=3 [dead link]