Río-de-la-plata
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Herbertia
Herbertia is a genus of geophytic monocots in the family Iridaceae, tribe Tigridieae. The genus comprises 12 species, with 11 occurring in the grassland ecosystem of Río de La Plata and nine endemic to this region. Species are characterized by violet flowers with free unequal tepals and propagate through both sexual reproduction and vegetative bulb fragmentation. Polyploidy is documented in at least one species, with distinct cytotypes showing morphological differentiation.