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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Trimezia |
| Species: | T. northiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna[1]
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Reproduction edit
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]
Gallery edit
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Vegetative reproduction, involving 2 or 1 plantlets growing on the stem which previously flowered -
Flower up close -
Plant
References edit
- ^ a b c "Trimezia northiana (Schneev.) Ravenna". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Neomarica northiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ 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]
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