Stypandra glauca
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
| Genus: | Stypandra |
| Species: | S. glauca |
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Stypandra imbricata R.Br.
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Stypandra glauca is a species of rhizomatous perennials. The plant is widespread across southern areas of Australia, where it is informally known as the nodding blue lily or blind grass.
The lily-like flowers are blue with yellow stamens, the appear during winter or spring. The plant is commonly grown in gardens and frequently encountered in its native habitat. The leaves are bluish, as described in the epithet glauca (Gk.), these clasp the stem in an alternate arrangement and are up to 200 millimetres long.
It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
Ingestion of flowering plants has been found to cause blindness in goats.[2]
References
- ↑ http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/search/current/1260
- ↑ Whittington R.J.; Searson J.E.; Whittaker S.J.; Glastonbury J.R. (1988). "Blindness in goats following ingestion of Stypandra glauca.". Australian Veterinary Journal. 65 (6): 176–81. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1988.tb14295.x. PMID 3415616.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stypandra glauca. |
- Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. "Stypandra glauca R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- "Stypandra glauca R.Br.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. "Stypandra". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- "Stypandra glauca". Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP). 19 November 2007.
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