Patersonia argyrea D.A.Cooke

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted herb. Leaves linear-ensiform, 20-42 cm long, 2-5 mm wide, biconvex, deeply grooved, the grooves containing papillae or hairs; margins and bases villous to pubescent. Scape 20-35 cm long, completely villous. Spathes elliptic, cymbiform, 3.5-5.2 cm long, prominently veined, sparsely silky, dark chestnut-brown; margins 2-3 mm wide, scarious, ±hyaline. Involucre 10-17 mm wide; inner bracts slightly exserted. Tube 2-3.5 cm long, glabrous. Sepals violet. Ovary pubescent. Fruit not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Grows in heath on sandy soils.
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Distribution

Patersonia argyrea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:904882-1
WFO ID wfo-0000785805
COL ID 75TYQ
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Synonyms

Patersonia argyrea