Lilies & Irises
This group includes any herbaceous monocot that has prominent flowers in which the flower parts are in two whorls. Monocots have one seed leaf compared to two in dicotyledons. Mature plants are recognised by parallel longitudinal veins in their often narrow leaves and by having flowers parts in threes or multiples of three.
Identification is largely on differences in flower parts, the number of flowers borne at each part of the stem from which a leaf is attached or on the form of basal leaves. Ideally records for lilies and irises should include close-up photographs of the flowers and basal leaves and a shot that shows flower arrangement along the stem.
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Discussion
Inflorescences much taller than and well above the foliage .
Here leaves' widths ?
Tepals lengths?
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=gn&name=Thelionema
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelionema~caespitosum
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Thelionema caespitosum
Inflorescences taller than and well above the foliage ?
Here leaves' widths ? Seem wider than 4mm ?
Tepals lengths?
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=gn&name=Thelionema
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelionema~caespitosum
.
Thelionema caespitosum
Showing here:
Inflorescences much taller than and well above the foliage ?
Here leaves' widths ? Seeming wider than 4mm are they?
Tepals lengths?
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=gn&name=Thelionema
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelionema~caespitosum
.
Thelionema caespitosum
Here leaves' widths ?
Here inflorescences much taller than and well above the foliage ?
Tepals lengths?
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=gn&name=Thelionema
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thelionema~caespitosum
.
Thelionema caespitosum
Significant sightings
- Thelionema umbellatum at Tinderry, NSW
- Dianella tarda at Castlemaine, VIC
- Dianella amoena at Barrington Tops, NSW
- Iris orientalis at Cooma North Ridge Reserve
- Dianella tarda at Suttons Dam
- Ornithogalum umbellatum at Watson, ACT
- Doryanthes excelsa at Fingal Bay, NSW
- Burchardia umbellata at Hackett, ACT
- Arthropodium glareosorum at Moruya, NSW
- Arum italicum at West Albury, NSW
Recent activity
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta at Sutton, NSW
Liriope muscari at Watson, ACT
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica at Watson, ACT
Liriope muscari at Watson, ACT
Tricoryne elatior at Sutton, NSW
Dianella longifolia at Sutton, NSW
Tricoryne elatior at Bombay, NSW
Tricoryne elatior at Bombay, NSW
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