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Thysanotus patersonii (Twining Fringed Lily)

Synonyms: Chlamysporum menziesii; Thysanotus menziesii; Thysanotus volubilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Thysanotus patersonii (Twining Fringe-lily) is a twining perennial herb which is endemic to Australia. It is leafless and grows to between 0.15 and 0.5 metres in height and produces purple flowers between July and November in its native range.
View Wikipedia Record: Thysanotus patersonii

Infraspecies

Thysanotus patersonii var. exfimbriatus
Thysanotus patersonii var. patersonii

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Vine
Height [1]  39 inches (1 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Flinders Chase National Park II 81245 South Australia, Australia
Wyperfeld National Park II 890865 Victoria, Australia

Predators

Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Long-term Observations of the Diet of the Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata near the Little Desert, Western Victoria, RAYMOND C. REICHELT and DARRYL N. JONES, AUSTRALIAN FIELD ORNITHOLOGY 2008, 25, 22–30
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0