Patersonia lanata

Woolly patersonia
Patersonia lanata near the Pink Lake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Patersonia
Species:
P. lanata
Binomial name
Patersonia lanata
Synonyms[1]
Illustration from Robert Sweet's Flora Australasica[2]

Patersonia lanata, commonly known as woolly patersonia,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is a tufted perennial herb with sword-shaped leaves and blue-violet flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Patersonia lanata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sweet, Robert (1828). Flora Australasica. London: James Ridgway. p. 15. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Patersonia lanata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.