species: Curculigo ensifolia in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Curculigo ensifolia


©Anne Hoggett: Flowers and leaf bases of Curculigo ensifolia on granite ridge on eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Flower and leaf bases of Curculigo ensifolia on granite ridge on eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Curculigo ensifolia on granite ridge on eastern side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Hypoxidaceae
Genus Curculigo
Species Curculigo ensifolia

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

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Distinguishing features

A small plant up to 20 cm high with narrow, pointed leaves with parallel veins and sparse long hairs, growing in whorls from the base. Yellow flowers with 6 petals form at the base of the plant. Grow on granite slopes along cracks.

Size

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Comments

Identified as Curculigo ensifolia on 13 Oct 2019 through iNaturalist, supported by similarity to photos and records of the species at Lizard Island ALA accessed same day.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


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