Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala

Golden Weather-grass at Wilsons Valley, NSW

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Identification history

Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala	10 Dec 2024	JasonPStewart
Hypoxis hygrometrica	10 Dec 2024	Tapirlord
Hypoxis hygrometrica	10 Dec 2024	CarbonAI
Hypoxis hygrometrica	10 Dec 2024	mahargiani

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JasonPStewart wrote:

10 Dec 2024

H. h. var. villosisepala identification reasons :
• Tepals ('sepals') shown here have hairs visible coming out of their tips (and would have more hairs on their undersides).
• two flowers on both the bottom and on the mid.–top peduncles .

Ref's (in brief, without full citations):

Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
• https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Hypoxis~hygrometrica
• https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Hypoxis~hygrometrica~var.+villosisepala
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Location information

Coordinates 148.576965 -36.373291
Altitude 967.0m
Maps Kosciuszko National Park
Places Wilsons Valley, NSW

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
8 Dec 2024 11:30 AM Recorded on
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mahargiani Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala Lilies & Irises Plants

Additional information

Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala Scientific name
Golden Weather-grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1082m Recorded at altitude
In flower
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