Thelionema caespitosum
Tufted Blue Lily at Penrose, NSW
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| Thelionema caespitosum | MichaelMulvaney | 11 May 2023 | |
| Thelionema umbellatum | GlossyGal | 13 Nov 2021 |
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4 comments
13 Nov 2021
I'm inclined to think that this is T caespitosum, but it's a bit difficult to tell as a side-on shot would give a better idea of the morphology of the plant as a whole. The flowers are very similar for both species.
30 Jan 2025
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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• 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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Location information
- Coordinates 150.202133-34.668372
- Altitude 628.6m
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2021 06:55 PM Recorded on
- GlossyGal Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Thelionema caespitosum Scientific name
- Tufted Blue Lily Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1414m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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