Anigozanthos onycis A.S.George

Species

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Characteristics

Leaves broadly keeled and conduplicate for most of length, 5-15 cm long, 2-15 mm wide. Scape 15-30 cm tall. Floral hairs dull red to cream. Perianth straight, 40-55 mm long; outer lobes 12-18 mm long; central lobes 10-16 mm long. Anthers 2.5-4 mm long; outer filaments curved inwards, 6-10 mm long; central filaments straight, 5-7.5 mm long. Style 38-50 mm long. Seeds 0.8-1.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Occurs in well-drained sand on slopes and plains in mallee heath, often with Eucalyptus tetragona and Lambertia inermis as conspicuous emergents.
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Distribution

Anigozanthos onycis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:429583-1
WFO ID wfo-0000340105
COL ID 66Q5X
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Synonyms

Anigozanthos onycis