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Diplarrena moraea

Dense dark green tussock to 70 cm tall. Leaves flat with a slight bluish waxy sheen.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Showy white three-petalled rounded clawed flowers with purple veins and yellow towards the tips.
Biology

Perennial. Heathlands, open forest and grasslands.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct-Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Diplarrena
Species
moraea

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The leaves of Diplarrena were used for basket making by Aboriginal people. Important food for butterflies and insects.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native