Neomarica northiana
Neomarica northiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
Tribe: | Mariceae |
Genus: | Neomarica |
Species: | N. northiana |
Binomial name | |
Neomarica northiana (Schneev.) Sprague | |
Neomarica northiana, also known as the Walking iris is a flowering plant, native to Brazil, with rhizomatous rootstock of the small genus of Neomarica, related to the large Iris family. [1]
Reproduction
As the plant grows, the weight of the flowers causes the stem to dip to the ground where the flowers take root. [2]
Gallery
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Vegetative apomixis reproduction, Neomarica northiana third way of reproduction involving 2 or 1 plantlets growing on the same stem which used to flower.
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Neomarica northiana Flower up close.
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Neomarica northiana plant.