Tricoryne elatior

Yellow Rush Lily at Molonglo River Reserve

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Identification history

	Tricoryne elatior	10 Mar 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Austrostipa verticillata	27 Feb 2017	RichardMilner

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dry rocky native grassland - ptwl habitat. Very sedge or cane like branched culms/stems; ribbed

5 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

28 Feb 2017

Richard once this one is confirmed can you also check out this earlier record in Kama

http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3343348

Thanks Michael

JustinHurleyLey wrote:

28 Feb 2017

Hey Richard,

It looks pretty short and squat to be the A. verticillata. Though it looks like tops have been knocked down, has it been mowed/grazed? Any seed heads?

RichardMilner wrote:

28 Feb 2017

I am really not sure about this one Justin. It certainly hasn't been mowed and there isn't a great deal of grazing pressure in the area either. I have seen quite a few of these plants through the Molonglo and Kama over the past few years and I have never seen them in seed.

JustinHurleyLey wrote:

28 Feb 2017

Yeah, I think it's something different. They should be holding on to their seed stems still if not mowed and would seed every year. Doesn't have that classic erect form either. I don't know what it is though!

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

11 Mar 2017

Richard as you pointed out this had us both fooled and is actually Tricorne elatior, a tricky one for us.

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Location information

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
27 Feb 2017 02:18 PM Recorded on
RichardMilner Recorded by
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RichardMilner Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tricoryne elatior Lilies & Irises Plants

Species information

Tricoryne elatior Scientific name
Yellow Rush Lily Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 909m Recorded at altitude
In flower