Stypandra glauca 1

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Description: Stypandra glauca Tufted perennial herb - corroboration that Australia has its own native lily. Though botanists again cannot agree on the taxonomy here - it can be placed in Phormiaceae, Hemerocallidaceae or Liliaceae family. It was a bit of challenge to take this shot, as it was very windy, and this little delicate flowers would not be still! Nodding Blue-lily can be found everywhere in Australia except for Northern Territory and Tasmania. One web source says the juice from crushed stems applied to wounds promotes healing. www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2007/stypandra-glauca.html plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&am.. Photographed in Maranoa Gardens in Balwyn, Melbourne, Australia. Date: 24 August 2009, 14:16. Source: Nodding Blue-lily - Stypandra glauca Uploaded by berichard. Author: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia.