Kingdom Plantae Family Iridaceae Tribe Sisyrinchieae Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Iridoideae Genus Diplarrena | |
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Similar Diplarrena, Comesperma volubile, Stylidium graminifolium, Pultenaea daphnoides, Aotus ericoides | ||
Diplarrena moraea, commonly known as white iris (or butterfly flag in the UK), is a member of the iris family, Iridaceae. It occurs in Australian heathland and forest in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
The species was formally described in 1800 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse .
D. moraea is included in the Tasmanian Fire Service's list of low flammability plants, indicating that it is suitable for growing within a building protection zone.
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