Scientific Name: Dianella amoena

Common Name: grassland flaxlily

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Hemerocallidaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Tufted, mat-forming perennial; slightly fleshy and much-branched underground stems (rhizomes).

Flowers: Sweetly scented flowers are on slender stems 20–90 cm high, arranged in a slender panicle.

Fruit: Berry – round, off-white to dark-blue, about 5 mm in diameter.

Municipality
BrightonCentral HighlandsClarenceGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Reserved in the Township Lagoon Nature Reserve, Jordan Nature Reserve and Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area; also on three private properties in areas covered by a conservation covenant.

General Notes

Bird attracting

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Round, off-white to dark-blue berries, about 5 mm in diameter.