Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

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Moraea setifolia

Common name

Thread Iris

Family

Iridaceae

Where found

Grassy areas, roadsides, and disturbed sites. Western Slopes.

Notes

Perennial herb to 0.6 m high, with perennial underground 'bulbs' and annual stems and leaves. Leaf single, 20–60 cm long, 1–2 mm wide,  usually single, narrow-linear, trailing. Flowers pale lilac to pale blue, often spotted with purple, outer 'petals' with a with central orange mark, with 6 'petals' each 13–16 mm long, turned back to spreading. The branches of the style in the centre of the flower look like small petals. Flowers single or in one to several clusters of up to 6 flowers. Flowering: September–November.  

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Moraea~setifolia (accessed 25 January, 2021)