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Libertia chilensis

Libertia chilensis

(Molina) Gunkel
Tequel-tequel

Family: Iridaceae
Order: Asparagales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Other common names: Calle -calle.





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Libertia chilensis, synonym Libertia formosa, called the New Zealand satin flower, snowy mermaid, or Chilean-iris, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family, Iridaceae, native to the Juan Fernández Islands, central and southern Chile, and southern Argentina. It can also be found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay Area and San Bernardino County in California, where it is an introduced species. A rhizomatous evergreen perennial, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society´s Award of Garden Merit.

The Calle-Calle River in Los Ríos Region owes its name to the Mapuche word for the plant.

Source: Wikipedia, article Libertia chilensis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 615346
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Caleta Tortel
Región de Aisén
Chile
12/09/2024
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221186409/12/2024ChileRegión de AisénCaleta TortelHernán Tolosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Libertia chilensis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.