Aristea ecklonii

Aristea ecklonii (common names: blue flies, blue stars, blue-eyed iris, blue corn-lily^[2]) 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.^{[1][3][4][5][6]} 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.^[2]

Aristea ecklonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Aristea
Species:	A. ecklonii
Binomial name
Aristea ecklonii Baker 1877
Synonyms[1]
Aristea dichotoma Eckl. ex Klatt 1866 not (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. 1827 Aristea lastii Baker Aristea paniculata Pax Aristea cyanea De Wild. 1921 not Aiton 1789 Aristea maitlandii Hutch. published without description Aristea stipitata R.C.Foster

It is an invasive species in high mountain forests of Sri Lanka near Nuwara Eliya and Horton Plains,^[7][8] in New Zealand where it is listed as a pest species on the NPPA banned list, and also Australia.^[9]