Conostylis misera Endl.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Haemodoraceae > Conostylis

Characteristics

Plant tufted. Leaves flat, 5-18 cm long, 2-6 mm wide, green, often falcate, striate, glabrous; margins thin, entire or with a few small hairs, not glaucous. Flower usually solitary; scape 0.4-2 cm long, bearing 2 or 3 acuminate glabrous brown bracts, partly hidden in sheathing leaf bases. Perianth 12-19 mm long, yellow; indumentum smooth, of short branched hairs mixed with longer hairs; lobes 10.5-18 mm long. Stamens erect; filaments 0.5-3 mm long; anthers 4.5-7 mm long. Style 8-12 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

Grows on winter-wet flats in sandy loam in heath and mallee.
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Distribution

Conostylis misera world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:429643-1
WFO ID wfo-0000362199
COL ID XTQ9
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Synonyms

Conostylis gladiata Conostylis misera