Flora of Victoria

Plants narrowly tufted or forming clumps to c. 1 m diam. or more, to c. 1.5 m high. Leaves distichous, sheathing at base, linear, 5–20 cm long, c. 5–15 mm wide. Larger inflorescence branches subtended by broad, leaf-like bracts. Perianth segments narrow-elliptic, 8–16 mm long, blue, white, or occasionally pink, longer than the stamens; capsule ovoid to triquetrous, 3–12 mm long. Seeds several, c. 1.5–3 mm long. Flowers Aug.–Oct.

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, MuF, NIS, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WPro, Wim. Also WA, SA, Qld, NSW. Widespread and locally common in dry forests, woodlands and heaths, often in rocky situations.

A number of taxa have been recognized within S. glauca, but there appear to be no unequivocal characters on which to maintain them. Henderson (1987) observed that the WA forms were toxic to livestock, whereas the eastern forms were apparently safe. The species is in need of further study.

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.

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Asparagales

family Asphodelaceae

genus Stypandra

Higher taxa

species Stypandra glauca R.Br.

Victoria

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

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Wimmera	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Murray Fans	present	native
Gippsland 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
Strzelecki Ranges	present	native
Highlands-Far East	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

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

Stypandra glauca R.Br.

Nodding Blue Lily

Victoria

State distribution