Libertia peregrinans

Libertia peregrinans
Flowers of Libertia peregrinans

Nationally Vulnerable (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Libertia
Species:
L. peregrinans
Binomial name
Libertia peregrinans
Cockayne & Allan

Libertia peregrinans, commonly known as mikoikoi and the New Zealand iris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand; its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It also occurs on the Chatham Islands. L. peregrinans inhabits coastal to lowland areas. It typically occurs near coastal scrub, beaches, dune systems, estuaries, and river mouths. It was first described by Leonard Cockayne and Harry Allan in 1927, formerly being included in the L. ixioides taxon. Its specific epithet, peregrinans, means 'wandering'.