Yellow flags | |
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Patersonia umbrosa var. xanthina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Patersonia |
Species: | P. umbrosa
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Binomial name | |
Patersonia umbrosa | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Genosiris umbrosa (Endl.) F.Muell. |
Patersonia umbrosa, commonly known as yellow flags,[2] is a species of plant in the iris family Iridaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a loosely-tufted, rhizome-forming, perennial herb with linear to sword-shaped leaves and deep bluish-violet or bright yellow tepals.