Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 62, t. 16 fig. 10 (1788) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Threat status:Victoria: vulnerable (v)
Leaves 15–45 cm long, glabrous; basal sheath 7–16 cm long. Inflorescence borne on an axis (10–)25–90 cm long; axis woolly with soft white hairs; inflorescence-leaves 15–25 mm long, 7–10 mm wide, progressively smaller (hence, bract-like) from base to apex of inflorescence, woolly with soft white hairs; 10–c. 40-flowered per spike. Perianth yellow; outer segments ovate, 10–12 mm long, 7–10 mm wide; inner segments narrowly ovate, 3–6 mm long, 1–2 mm wide; stigma capitate. Fruit woolly with soft white hairs; valves 7–11 mm long. Flowers Dec.–Mar.(–Apr.).
EGL, EGU, GipP, GGr, MuF, NIS, VRiv, Wim. All States except SA and Tas. Also western Pacific islands and mainland South-east Asia. Scattered, and very localized throughout lowland Victoria in shallow freshwater swamps. Pre-1900 records from Cheltenham and Brighton are of uncertain origin, but the species is almost certainly now-extinct from these suburban areas.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Wimmera | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | native |
State |
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Western Australia |
Northern Territory |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |