Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily at Tennent, ACT
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4 comments
AaronClausen
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
Hi Michael - how can I tell the difference between D. longifolia and D. revoluta? I always try to look for D. longifolia, but I actually don't know what I'm looking for ;) Cheers!
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
The key is in the botanical names. For D. revoluta, the leaves are "revolute". This botanical word means curved or curled back. So for D. revoluta this refers to the edges of the leaves. The leaves of D. longifolia are not curled at the edges.
AaronClausen
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
Ahh so the difference is mostly just regarding the leaves? And not the actual flowers? I had some idea in my mine that "longifolia" meant longer/taller flower stems!
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
The term "longifolia" refers to the leaves, which tend to be longer for D. longifolia, but this is not a very clear method to recognise them just by itself.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.057203-35.534730
- Altitude 466.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2014 06:32 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Lilies & Irises MichaelBedingfield
Species information
- Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) Scientific name
- Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1298.34m Recorded at altitude
- 323 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Dianella longifolia ‘Benamba’ Dianella longifolia
