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Dianella prunina R.J.F.Hend.
Family Asphodelaceae
Dianella prunina R.J.F.Hend. APNI*

Description: Perennial herb to 2 m high, tufted, solitary; tufts < 10 cm diam. at base; roots fleshy-fibrous.

Leaves to 90 cm long; sheath conduplicate, ± completely occluded; blade 8–38 mm wide.

Inflorescence exceeding foliage; cymules expanded, 2–8-flowered; perianth mid blue to dark violet; outer tepals 7–10.5 mm long, 5-veined; inner tepals 7–9.5 mm long, 5- (rarely 7-) veined. Stamens with filament swellings 0.9–1.8 mm long, yellow; anthers brown-yellow to deep blue.

Berry 5–8 mm long.


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Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: In the Sydney Basin, from the northern end of Wollemi National Park south to the Bundanoon area. extending east - west from sandstone areas in Sydney to the western edge of the Blue Mountains.

Grows in sclerophyll forest to c. 1000 m alt., on sandy soils.
NSW subdivisions: CC, CT, CWS
AVH map***

Text by K. L. Wilson (1993); edited KL Wilson (March 2015; July 2020, June 2022)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993); based on R. Henderson (1987) Flora of Australia vol. 45


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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