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Tasmanian flax-lily
Tasmanian flax-lily
Dianella tasmanica
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Southeastern Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

The Tasman flax-lily is a strappy herbaceous perennial found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. Its blue flowers in spring and summer are followed by violet berries, but the berries are toxic.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Dianella
Species
Dianella tasmanica