Dianella tasmanica

Tasman Flax Lily at Paddys River, ACT

Dianella tasmanica at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Oct 2014 10:36 AM
Dianella tasmanica at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Oct 2014 10:36 AM
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Dianella tasmanica 5 Nov 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Dianella tasmanica 4 Nov 2014 galah681
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) 18 Oct 2014 galah681
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta 5 Oct 2014 AaronClausen
Unverified 4 Oct 2014 galah681

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6 comments

galah681 wrote:
   5 Oct 2014
There were a lot of dianella revoluta in the area, but their flower stems are much thinner and just a straight stem. The seed head does not seem right for D. revoluta either as it is usually an open branching spray of berries. I was not totally sure if this was a flower head in bud or a seed head, but probably the latter.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   6 Oct 2014
No species of Dianella has big bracts along the stems like your photo. I suspect it is Stypandra glauca in bud, which does. Have another look in a week or two.
galah681 wrote:
   6 Oct 2014
I will recheck in a couple of weeks, but I think the leaves are are thicker and fleshier than those of stypandra. I was wondering if it could be a dianella longifolia as I founda picture of this species with a thick stem and bracts similar to the ones in the photo.
galah681 wrote:
   19 Oct 2014
The flower head now looks much more like a dianella, but it is still not properly in flower. The leaves are much longer and thicker than a D. revoluta.
   19 Oct 2014
Stypandra gluaca Nodding blue lily seems to be the most likely
galah681 wrote:
   5 Nov 2014
This is the same plant that has been confirmed as Dianella tasmanica in later sightings

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