Stypandra glauca R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Stypandra

Characteristics

Tufts 1 cm to more than 1 m across at base. Aerial stems at first herbaceous and often flowering when less than 30 cm high, shrub-like in later seasons and to 1.5 m high, usually with many leafy extravaginal branchlets. Leaves 1-20 cm long, 0.5-15 mm wide; base sheathing, cylindrical for 0.1-3 cm, equitant above. Lower bracts ovate, amplexicaul, 1-6.5 cm long; upper bracts when present linear-subulate, 0.8-7 mm long. Perianth deep blue, pale blue or white; segments ±narrowly elliptic, 8-16 mm long, usually 5-nerved. Stamens to c. 10 mm long; anthers 1-2 mm long before coiling. Ovary c. 1.2 mm long; style 3-5 mm long. Capsule obovoid-triquetrous, 3-12 mm long, dull black. Seeds 1.5-3 mm long, 3-8 per locule.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Stypandra glauca world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542099-1
WFO ID wfo-0000738177
COL ID 53BDS
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Synonyms

Stypandra frutescens Stypandra grandiflora Stypandra glauca Stypandra laeta Stypandra latifolia Stypandra propinqua Stypandra scoparia Stypandra graminea Stypandra virgata Stypandra imbricata Arthropodium glaucum Arthropodium imbricatum Stypandra glauca var. grandiflora Stypandra glauca var. minor Stypandra glauca var. propinqua