Flora of Victoria

Plants tufted, to c. 1.3 m high. Roots tuberous, tubers plump, 2–3 cm long, 2–8 cm distant from rootstock. Leaves linear, flat, spreading, to 40 cm long, 1–25 mm wide, often somewhat glaucous. Inflorescence erect, usually with a few spreading branches. Flowers usually 2–9 per node, white, pale mauve or pink; perianth segments spreading to recurved, 5–8 mm long, sepals narrower than petals; stamens shorter than perianth segments, filament hairs white proximally, usually purple near anther, rarely white throughout; anther purple. Capsule globose, 4–5 mm long. Seeds 2–3 mm long. Flowers mostly Nov.-Feb.

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HNF, HSF, MonT, NIS, OtP, OtR, SnM, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim. Also SA, NSW, Tas. A widespread species, predominantly in montane to subalpine sites on and near the Divide, particularly in rocky situations, but also scattered in cooler lowland districts (e.g. Portland and Hamilton areas in west, Creswick, Mornington Peninsula, Warby Range, Dandenong Ranges and foothills, Gelliondale near Yarram, etc.).

Source: Conran, J.G. (1994). Liliaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Neville Walsh, 2021-01-03

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Asparagales

family Asparagaceae

genus Arthropodium

Higher taxa

species Arthropodium milleflorum (DC.) J.F.Macbr.

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Arthropodium milleflorum in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Arthropodium milleflorum in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Wimmera	present	native
Glenelg Plain	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Warrnambool Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Greater Grampians	present	native
Dundas Tablelands	present	native
Northern Inland Slopes	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Wilsons Promontory	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native
Otway Ranges	present	native
Monaro Tablelands	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native
Snowy Mountains	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania

Arthropodium milleflorum (DC.) J.F.Macbr.

Pale Vanilla-lily

Victoria

State distribution