Bulbine glauca

Rock Lily at Paddys River, ACT

Bulbine glauca at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Sep 2022
Bulbine glauca at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Sep 2022
Bulbine glauca at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Sep 2022
Bulbine glauca at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Sep 2022
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Bulbine glauca 3 Sep 2022 Tapirlord
Bulbine glauca 2 Sep 2022 SteveBorkowskis

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Growing in gaps in limestone rock near mine entrance

3 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   3 Sep 2022
ID is a "more than likely" rather than certain.
   3 Sep 2022
Are there other similar species this could be, @Tapirlord ?
Tapirlord wrote:
   3 Sep 2022
Yep, so Bulbine bulbosa does look rather similar. The fool proof method is to check the stamens in the centre of the flower, Clustered in bulbosa and spreading in glauca. The flowers tend to be clustered close to the stem in bulbosa, whereas in glauca they will often extend further from the stem (as is the case here). I would say anything growing in grassland or damp depressions will be B.bulbosa, B.glauca usually grows in drier habitat and as the common name suggests amongst granite boulders. This looks like pretty typical glauca, just can't see the stamens hence my other comment.

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  • Bulbine glauca Scientific name
  • Rock Lily Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1538.44m Recorded at altitude
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  • In flower
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