Wurmbea dioica flower6 DC - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man

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Description: Native, cool season, perennial, herb 5–30 cm tall. Leaves 3, are 15–35 cm long and filiform to linear. Flowerheads are usually 2–7-flowered spikes. Male and female flowers may be found on separate plants or unisexual and bisexual flowers on the same plant. Tepals are 3.5–11.5 mm long, white with purple nectaries or greenish or yellowish with purple or greenish nectaries. Stamens are a half to two-thirds as long as tepals and have red or purple anthers. Flowering is in spring. Grows in forest and woodland, and on inland sand dunes and loam flats. Date: 4 September 2014, 14:51. Source: Wurmbea dioica flower6 DC. Author: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia. Camera location32° 24′ 15.49″ S, 151° 44′ 14.93″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth-32.404304; 151.737480.