Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica
Early Nancy at Hackett, ACT
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| Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Aug 2020 | |
| Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica | jb2602 | 15 Aug 2020 |
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User's notes
First photo - female on left, male on right; in the other photos, the flowers have both stamens and ovaries. Can they self fertilise?
2 comments
15 Aug 2020
I hadn't noticed this before, great question. Wumbea plants aren't actually male or female but can alter their sex depending on resources - not sure if they are self fertile but this paper has more info
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278287/
15 Aug 2020
There were many more male than female flowers (~90%), very small number of hermaphrodites (~1). Those plants that were female occurred in small clumps. Often there were no females to be found in a vast array of males.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.161020-35.261871
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 14 Aug 2020 03:24 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica Lilies & Irises Plants
Species information
- Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica Scientific name
- Early Nancy Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 982m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
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