Family: Anthericaceae
Plant: A small grass-like lily up to 75cm high.
Flowers: Mauve, but may be pink or white, star-like flowers with 6 petals and 3 yellow stamens. Many flowers are grouped in a tight round head at end of erect, slender stems.
Flowering: Mainly October-November.
Fruit: A 3-lobed capsule, 2-3mm diameter
Leaves: Linear to cylindrical 5-50cm long and 1-2mm wide in an erect basal tuft.
Habitat: In damp and swampy areas in open heathland.
Features: Long slender cylindrical leaves. Terminal clusters of mauve flowers on each stem. Flowers have a vanilla-like scent.
Name:
Sowerbaea After the English botanist James Sowerby.
juncea From Latin juncus = bulrush.
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Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Globular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Mauve, Pink, White |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
6 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, |
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10, 11, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
- |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Basal, Tufted |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear, Needle-shaped |
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Length |
Long, Very long |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Soft |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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