• Source: Thelionema caespitosum

Thelionema caespitosum, the tufted lily or tufted blue-lily, is a species of perennial herb, native to Australia. The lily-like flowers are blue, light blue, pale yellow or white and have yellow stamens.
The species occurs in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
It was first described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, and given the name Stypandra caespitosa. The species was transferred to a new genus, Thelionema, in 1985.




See also


List of plants known as lily




References


"Thelionema caespitosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. "Thelionema". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

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• Thelionema caespitosum
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• List of plants known as lily
• Thelionema
• Melbourne Sandbelt
• List of Australian plant species described by Robert Brown