Patersonia sericea
R.Br.Densely tufted herb. Leaves linear-ensiform, 15–50 cm long, flat to biconvex, finely striate to deeply grooved, glabrous; margin hairy, glabrescent distally. Inflorescence with scape 3–55 cm long, hairy on upper part, clasped by 1 reduced leaf. Primary bracts ovate to narrowly ovate, 2–6 cm long, prominently veined, white-silky to glabrescent, blackish; involucre 7–14(–20) mm wide; inner (secondary) bracts slightly exserted. Perianth tube 1.5–3 cm long, basal half hairy; outer perianth lobes broadly ovate, obtuse, 2–3 cm long, 1.5–2.5 cm wide; inner perianth lobes ovate. Staminal filaments 4–7 mm long, basal two-thirds united. Ovary hairy. Capsule ovoid-cylindric, 1.5–2.5 cm long; seeds cylindric, c. 2.5 mm long, wrinkled, with large pit; aril absent.
GleP, VRiv, NIS, EGL, EGU, HSF, VAlp.
Confined to eastern mainland Australia, in open-forest, woodland and heath. There are 2 varieties.
Conn, B.J. (1994). Iridaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 686–716. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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