Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra)

Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily at Cooleman Ridge

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Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra)	26 Nov 2023	Tapirlord
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra)	26 Nov 2023	CarbonAI
Dianella longifolia var. longifolia	26 Nov 2023	BethanyDunne

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Three very damaged plants among the rocks. Chewed and squashed.

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BethanyDunne wrote:

26 Nov 2023

@Tapirlord what's the difference between the three (longifolia, var longifolia and this one?). I can never tell them apart.

Tapirlord wrote:

28 Nov 2023

Right, ok. So Dianella longifolia is a broad ranging taxon across south eastern Australia that has a number of varities seperated largely based upon localities. Dianella longifolia longifolia is the name that used to apply to plants in the ACT and is still used in some treatments. Dianella sp. aff (benambra) is a name recommended by Geoff Carr that now applies to plants from the southern tablelands and plants from part of Victoria. Hence it has replaced Dianella longifolia as the locally occuring species. The paper has yet to be published, but hopefully diagnostic features will be available soon. For now we are going by Geoff's advice and identifying largely based on distribution.

BethanyDunne wrote:

28 Nov 2023

Fantastic, thanks!

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