Aristea ecklonii
TaxID: 1142941
Basic Information
Aristea ecklonii
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Aristea ecklonii (common names: blue flies, blue stars, blue-eyed iris, blue corn-lily) is a plant species in the Iridaceae, first described in 1866. It is native to central and southern Africa from South Africa north to Cameroon and Tanzania. The plant is an evergreen perennial with small, blue flowers, growing in clumps with upright, grass-like leaves 15–18 in (38–46 cm) in height. It is an invasive species in high mountain forests of Sri Lanka near Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains, in New Zealand where it is listed as a pest species on the NPPA banned list, and also Australia.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asparagales
Iridaceae
Aristea
Aristea ecklonii
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Asparagales;f__Iridaceae;g__Aristea;s__Aristea ecklonii
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Quarantine Status (1 records)
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| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
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