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Dianella revoluta (Flax Lily)

Wikipedia Abstract

Dianella revoluta, commonly known as the Black-anther Flax-lily, Blueberry Flax-lily or Spreading Flax-Lily, is a perennial herb of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, found across the eastern states of Australia and Tasmania. It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.
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Infraspecies

Dianella revoluta var. divaricata
Dianella revoluta var. minor
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
Dianella revoluta var. tenuis
Dianella revoluta var. vinosa

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  A very strong silky fibre is obtained from the leaves. The leaves are also used in making baskets;
Height [1]  39 inches (1 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fitzgerald River National Park II 732417 Western Australia, Australia
Grampians National Park II 416373 Victoria, Australia
Mt. Field National Park II 39289 Tasmania, Australia
Riverland Biosphere Reserve Ia 1490891 South Australia, Australia
Wyperfeld National Park II 890865 Victoria, Australia

Predators

Neophema pulchella (Turquoise Parrot)[3]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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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