Lilies & Irises
This group includes any herbaceous monocot that has prominent flowers in which the flower parts are in two whorls. Monocots have one seed leaf compared to two in dicotyledons. Mature plants are recognised by parallel longitudinal veins in their often narrow leaves and by having flowers parts in threes or multiples of three.
Identification is largely on differences in flower parts, the number of flowers borne at each part of the stem from which a leaf is attached or on the form of basal leaves. Ideally records for lilies and irises should include close-up photographs of the flowers and basal leaves and a shot that shows flower arrangement along the stem.
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I'm interested why you have suggested var. splendida ?
Ref' (in brief, without the full citation) :
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Hypoxis~hygrometrica
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Hypoxis hygrometrica var. splendida
Dianella tasmanica
Inflorescences much taller than and well above the foliage .
Here leaves' widths ?
Tepals lengths?
Ref's (in brief, without full citations):
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet :
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Thelionema
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelionema~caespitosum
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Thelionema caespitosum
Inflorescences taller than and well above the foliage ?
Here leaves' widths ? Seem wider than 4mm ?
Tepals lengths?
Ref's (in brief, without full citations):
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet :
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Thelionema
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelionema~caespitosum
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Thelionema caespitosum
Significant sightings
- Thelionema umbellatum at Tinderry, NSW
- Iris orientalis at Cooma North Ridge Reserve
- Ornithogalum umbellatum at Watson, ACT
- Burchardia umbellata at Hackett, ACT
- Burchardia umbellata at Uriarra Village, ACT
- Burchardia umbellata at Strathnairn, ACT
- Burchardia umbellata at Taylor, ACT
- Burchardia umbellata at Whitlam, ACT
- Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala at Googong, NSW
- Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala at Symonston, ACT
Recent activity
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Aristea ecklonii at Yarralumla, ACT
Tricoryne elatior at Whitlam, ACT
Tricoryne elatior at Whitlam, ACT
Thelionema caespitosum at Snowball, NSW
Thelionema caespitosum at Snowball, NSW
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta at Mongarlowe, NSW
Dianella tasmanica at Hughes, ACT
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