Dianella revoluta var. revoluta

Black-Anther Flax Lily at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

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Identification history

Dianella revoluta var. revoluta	10 Feb 2024	Tapirlord
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta	10 Feb 2024	CarbonAI
Dianella sp.	10 Feb 2024	Csteele4

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Doesn't look like my local D revoluta, definitely not D caerulea or tasmanica. Need to rule out or confirm Dianella laevis (syn D longifolia var longifolia), as it is on our target species list. V shaped leaves, longer than D revoluta (at least ones I've seen), anthers yellowy-brown, no berries visible. Flower stalk app 80cm, leaves app 70cm. (In photo of whole plant it is growing with Lomandra so Dianella leavea hard to make out.)

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Csteele4 wrote:

10 Feb 2024

@Tapirlord are revoluta just heaps bigger out there? This is about 3x taller than my local plants.

Tapirlord wrote:

10 Feb 2024

Yep, in D.longifolia the anthers are cream or white. D.Revoluta are variable in size, but they are often larger on the richer loam soils up in the mountains as opposed to the poorer dry forest they usually grow in. Altitude is the other factor, we are far too high for D.longifolia, D.revoluta and D.Tasmanica are the only species in montane forest.

Csteele4 wrote:

10 Feb 2024

@Tapirlord thank you! Always good to learn.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.871049 -35.464506
Altitude 429.5m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
8 Feb 2024 02:50 PM Recorded on
Csteele4 Recorded by

Additional information

30cm to 1 metre Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Dianella revoluta var. revoluta Scientific name
Black-Anther Flax Lily Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1202.25m Recorded at altitude
313 images trained Machine learning
In flower
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