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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
wrote:
7 hrs ago
PS. If this individual has decumbent growth (beyong a compact single tussock),
ideally the addition of a photograph showing this would assist all of us to recognise this species.
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&glossary=yes&term=decumbent&ill=Fig.+1+J
.
ideally the addition of a photograph showing this would assist all of us to recognise this species.
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&glossary=yes&term=decumbent&ill=Fig.+1+J
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Lomandra laxa
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
wrote:
Yesterday
Great to see four excellent photographs here – of this species _Lomandra_laxa_ ;
including, shown here most of the botanical key features.
Example Flora of NSW online PlantNet botanical key differences between _Lomandra_micrantha_ and
_Lomandra_laxa_, _Lomandra_filiformis_, _Lomandra_cylindrica_, _Lomandra_brevis_, _Lomandra_bracteata_ and _Lomandra_gracilis_ :
" ...
15. All tepals similar in size and shape, the flower widely open at maturity _Lomandra_micrantha_
Outer and inner tepals dissimilar (outer tepals shorter than inner tepals), the flower remaining half open – half closed, many facing downwards, bell-shaped ... ... ...
... " .
Hence, shown in these fine photographs here:
the inner and outer tepals dissimilar, including the outer tepals shorter and different in form and colour from the longer inner tepals
and each flower not opening widely at flower maturity (anthesis), rather each flower shown here remains bell–shaped .
Great work !
Appears that in NatureMapr, this provides its first sighting for this species .
Please double check my identification here .
including, shown here most of the botanical key features.
Example Flora of NSW online PlantNet botanical key differences between _Lomandra_micrantha_ and
_Lomandra_laxa_, _Lomandra_filiformis_, _Lomandra_cylindrica_, _Lomandra_brevis_, _Lomandra_bracteata_ and _Lomandra_gracilis_ :
" ...
15. All tepals similar in size and shape, the flower widely open at maturity _Lomandra_micrantha_
Outer and inner tepals dissimilar (outer tepals shorter than inner tepals), the flower remaining half open – half closed, many facing downwards, bell-shaped ... ... ...
... " .
Hence, shown in these fine photographs here:
the inner and outer tepals dissimilar, including the outer tepals shorter and different in form and colour from the longer inner tepals
and each flower not opening widely at flower maturity (anthesis), rather each flower shown here remains bell–shaped .
Great work !
Appears that in NatureMapr, this provides its first sighting for this species .
Please double check my identification here .
Lomandra laxa
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
wrote:
Yesterday
Ref's (in brief, without full citation(s)):
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Lomandra
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lomandra~laxa
.
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Lomandra
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lomandra~laxa
.
Lomandra laxa
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
wrote:
Yesterday
In the Flora of NSW online PlantNet botanical key,
IMHO this keys out to _Lepidosperma_laterale_ with the leaves of the narrowest width within the width–range stated in the _Lepidosperma_laterale_ key branch –quotation:
" Culms flat, or slightly convex on 1 face, or concavo-convex, 30–100 cm long, 2–8 mm wide " .
Many more species are known to occur 'hiding in plain sight' as overlooked species undescribed as yet by European–ethnocentric origin science, which nowadays does have at least clues about these many undescribed species and some scholarly publications referring to them, including those so far included in the broad sense of _Lepidosperma_laterale_ .
Ref':
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Lepidosperma
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lepidosperma~laterale
.
IMHO this keys out to _Lepidosperma_laterale_ with the leaves of the narrowest width within the width–range stated in the _Lepidosperma_laterale_ key branch –quotation:
" Culms flat, or slightly convex on 1 face, or concavo-convex, 30–100 cm long, 2–8 mm wide " .
Many more species are known to occur 'hiding in plain sight' as overlooked species undescribed as yet by European–ethnocentric origin science, which nowadays does have at least clues about these many undescribed species and some scholarly publications referring to them, including those so far included in the broad sense of _Lepidosperma_laterale_ .
Ref':
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Lepidosperma
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lepidosperma~laterale
.
Lepidosperma sp.
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