Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica

1 Early Nancy at Canberra Central, ACT

Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica at Canberra Central, ACT - 5 Sep 2014
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Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica 9 Sep 2014 michaelb
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica 9 Sep 2014 michaelb
Unidentified 5 Sep 2014 AaronClausen

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Very similar to early nancy and was right near some early nancy, but this one is more purple and the little prongs inside the flower are different??

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   8 Sep 2014
Aaron this is Early Nancy. As the name suggests Early Nancy is dioceous, and has male and female plants. this is a photo of a female plant with a big purple stigma - teh others you were looking at were probably male flowers.
AaronClausen wrote:
   8 Sep 2014
Thanks Michael, that's really interesting to know and another key learning for me. In the case of Early Nancy, I reckon that females are much more attractive than males!
michaelb wrote:
   9 Sep 2014
I saw one like this yesterday.

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