Black-anther Flax-lily

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Dianella revoluta var. revoluta

Perennial herb to 1 m high, tufted and solitary, or mat-forming. Roots fibrous. Leaves to 85 cm long, 4_12 mm wide. Mid to dark blue or violet flowers with pale brown to almost black anthers.

Details
Flora Type
Lilies, orchids
Former Scientific Name
Dianella revoluta, now called Dianella admixta in Victoria
Other Common Names
Spreading Flax-lily
Distinctive Features

Anthers brown or almost black. Leaf-sheath is folded together (conduplicate).
Biology

Perennial. Widespread in a range of dry habitats on a range of soils types, but rarely near the coast. Does not tolerate salinity.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Hemerocallidaceae
Genus
Dianella
Species
longifolia

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The leaf fibres were used, fruits eaten raw and the roots pounded and cooked on hot rocks by Aboriginal people of some Dianella species.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native