Stypandra glauca
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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.
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennials. The plant is widespread across southern areas of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 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.