Thelionema caespitosum
Common Name:
Blue Grass-lily
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, Snowfields, East Gippsland (DEJKNPRSTVWXZ) also Qld, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Moist sandy or peaty soils in heathlands
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Flower Description:
Blue, white or pale yellow
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Habit:
Tufted plants to 90 cm high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
The inflorescence is many-flowered with blue or white flowers. Leaves are more than 4 mm wide when flattened
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria