Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
Black-Anther Flax Lily at Hughes, ACT
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| Dianella revoluta var. revoluta | BettyDonWood | 3 Jan 2018 | |
| Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) | ruthkerruish | 1 Jan 2018 |
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User's notes
Many plants growing among rocks. What are the abnormal seed?
4 comments
2 Jan 2018
I suspect some sort of infection, possibly viral. Some of the Dianella caerulea (not native to the ACT) in the botanic gardens have similar deformed flowers.
Do you have field notes about the leaves - the edges not turned or rolled back, and the bases of the leaves open right to the base .- that will distinguish it from Dianella revoluta, which is more common in the ACT?
Do you have field notes about the leaves - the edges not turned or rolled back, and the bases of the leaves open right to the base .- that will distinguish it from Dianella revoluta, which is more common in the ACT?
3 Jan 2018
Have added photo - hope it helps. Leaves not right open to the base and leaves not rolled back. The leaf deformation is possibly the GREENING phytoplasma which affects a wide number of plant genera, I have observed it on our Dianella longifolia which grow in another area of the park. Also GREENING is not uncommon on surrounding weeds eg cat's ear.
4 Jan 2018
Surprisingly, when I checked Vicflora and Plantnet, neither mentioned the rolled leaf margins for revoluta in their descriptions. I have seen revoluta in Queensland without rolled leaves, but not here before. It is the occluded leaf bases that are diagnostic.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097803-35.338841
- Altitude 629.1m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Jan 2018 11:32 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dianella revoluta var. revoluta Lilies & Irises Plants
Species information
- Dianella revoluta var. revoluta Scientific name
- Black-Anther Flax Lily Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1235m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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