Thelionema grande

Thelionema grande, the tufted granite lily is a species of perennial herb, native to Australia. Growing up to 125 cm high, the lily-like flowers are blue or rarely white with yellow stamens. The species occurs in Queensland and New South Wales. Found on sandy soils near granite outcrops. From altitutes over 800 metres in the northern ranges of New South Wales and adjacent areas in Queensland. First known as Stypandra grandis. The species was transferred to a new genus, Thelionema, in 1985.[1][2]

Tufted Granite Lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Thelionema
Species:
T. grande
Binomial name
Thelionema grande
Synonyms
  • Stypandra grandis C.T.White

References

  1. K.L. Wilson. "Thelionema grande". PlantNET, New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. Owen Harrod. "Thelionema grande". Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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