Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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)
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