Dianella tasmanica
Tasman Flax Lily at Paddys River, ACT
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| Dianella tasmanica | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Nov 2014 | ||
| Dianella tasmanica | galah681 | 4 Nov 2014 | ||
| Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) | galah681 | 18 Oct 2014 | ||
| Dianella revoluta var. revoluta | AaronClausen | 5 Oct 2014 | ||
| Unverified | galah681 | 4 Oct 2014 |
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6 comments
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 Nov 2014
This is the same plant that has been confirmed as Dianella tasmanica in later sightings
Location information
- Coordinates 148.898641-35.472168
- Altitude 847.0m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2014 10:36 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Species information
- Dianella tasmanica Scientific name
- Tasman Flax Lily Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1825.65m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
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