Diplarrena moraea

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|genus = Diplarrena

|species = moraea

|authority = Labill.{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Diplarrena+moraea|title=Diplarrena moraea|accessdate=28 April 2012 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

|synonyms =

Moraea diandra Vahl nom. illeg.

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Diplarrena moraea, commonly known as white iris (or butterfly flag in the UK),{{cite web |title=Diplarrena moraea |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/303828/Diplarrena-moraea/Details |publisher=rhs/org.uk (RHS) |accessdate=18 December 2016}} is a member of the iris family, Iridaceae. It occurs in Australian heathland and forest in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.{{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Diplarrena~moraea|title=Diplarrena moraea |accessdate=28 April 2012 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}

The species was formally described in 1800 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse .

Diplarrena 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.{{cite web|last1=Chladil and Sheridan|first1=Mark and Jennifer|title=Fire retardant garden plants for the urban fringe and rural areas|url=http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/publications/1709%20Brochure.pdf|website=www.fire.tas.gov.au|publisher=Tasmanian Fire Research Fund}}

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Category:Iridaceae

Category:Asparagales of Australia

Category:Flora of Tasmania

Category:Flora of Victoria (state)

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