Stypandra glauca

Stypandra glauca is a species of rhizomatous perennial plant. It is widespread across southern areas of Australia, where it is informally known as the nodding blue lily or blind grass.

Stypandra glauca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Stypandra
Species:
S. glauca
Binomial name
Stypandra glauca
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms

Stypandra imbricata R.Br.
Stypandra grandiflora Lindl.[1]

The lily-like flowers are blue with yellow stamens, that appear during winter or spring. The plant is commonly grown in gardens and frequently encountered in its native habitat. The leaves are bluish, as described in the epithet glauca (Gk.), these clasp the stem in an alternate arrangement and are up to 200 millimetres long.

It was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.

Ingestion of flowering plants has been found to cause blindness in goats.[2]

See also

References
  1. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/search/current/1260
  2. Whittington R.J.; Searson J.E.; Whittaker S.J.; Glastonbury J.R. (1988). "Blindness in goats following ingestion of Stypandra glauca". Australian Veterinary Journal. 65 (6): 176–81. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1988.tb14295.x. PMID 3415616.
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