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Purple Flags
Patersonia
Patersonia is a genus of flowering plants in the Iridaceae commonly known as native iris or native flag. It was first described as a genus in 1807 by Robert Brown. It is native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and insular Southeast Asia. The genus name is a tribute to the first Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales in Australia, William Paterson.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Silky Purple Flag
speciesPatersonia sericea
Purple Flag
speciesPatersonia occidentalis
Leafy Purple Flag
speciesPatersonia glabrata
Short Purple-flag
speciesPatersonia fragilis
Patersonia umbrosa
speciesPatersonia umbrosa
Patersonia pygmaea
speciesPatersonia pygmaea
Rush Leaved Patersonia
speciesPatersonia juncea
Woolly Patersonia
speciesPatersonia lanata
Patersonia babianoides
speciesPatersonia babianoides
Patersonia rudis
speciesPatersonia rudis
Patersonia drummondii
speciesPatersonia drummondii
Patersonia limbata
speciesPatersonia limbata
Patersonia macrantha
speciesPatersonia macrantha
Patersonia inaequalis
speciesPatersonia inaequalis
Patersonia graminea
speciesPatersonia graminea
Patersonia rosea
speciesPatersonia rosea
Patersonia neocaledonica
speciesPatersonia neocaledonica
Patersonia philippinensis
speciesPatersonia philippinensis
Patersonia spirafolia
speciesPatersonia spirafolia
Patersonia novoguineensis
speciesPatersonia novoguineensis
Patersonia argyrea
speciesPatersonia argyrea
Patersonia maxwellii
speciesPatersonia maxwellii
Patersonia borneensis
speciesPatersonia borneensis
Patersonia inflexa
speciesPatersonia inflexa
Patersonia lowii
speciesPatersonia lowii
Patersonia sumatrensis
speciesPatersonia sumatrensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83613.