Thysanotus patersonii

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Thysanotus patersonii, the twining fringe-lily, is a climbing perennial herb which is endemic to Australia.

Description

Tuberous and leafless, growing to between 0.15 and 0.5 metres in height. They produce purple flowers between July and November in its native range.

Basal leaves disappear as the plant matures.

They ascend through the surrounding canopy by spiralling around nearby plants to attain a height between 0.6 and 0.8 metres.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by the botanist Robert Brown.

Distribution

Thysanotus patersonii occurs across southern Australian states, excluding Queensland and the Northern Territory. New South Wales flora online states that it is found in Queensland and the Northern Territory and the electronic flora of South Australia excludes only the Northern Territory.

Ecology

Strips of this plant are used by the red-eared firetail Stagonopleura oculata, a small bird in Southwest Australia, in the construction of their elaborate nests.

The plant is used in urban landscapes and gardens, especially as a rockery specimen. It is grown from seed, favouring full sun and free drainage, and will trail out from rocks or loosely spiral up on neighbouring plants. Flowers are prolific and appear over spring and summer.

References

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{{cite book |last1=Wrigley |first1=J.W. |last2=Fagg |first2=M.A. |title=Australian native plants : cultivation, use in landscaping and propagation |date=2003 |publisher=Reed New Holland |location=Sydney |isbn=1876334908 |pages= 194 |edition=5th}}

{{cite book |last1=Forshaw |first1=Joseph Michael |last2=Shephard |first2=Mark |title=Grassfinches in Australia |date=2012 |publisher=CSIRO |isbn=9780643096349 |pages=64–75}}

Stajsic, V. (2017) [https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/680a7133-5f44-480f-8665-a3ddbec43a6f Thysanotus patersonii.] Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Victoria.

{{cite web | url=http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Liliaceae&genus=Thysanotus&species=patersonii |title= Thysanotus patersonii | year=2007|accessdate=2008-06-05 | work = Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet | publisher = State Herbarium of South Australia }}

{{NSW Flora Online|author=S. McCune & D.W. Hardin |genus=Thysanotus |species=patersonii }}

[https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Thysanotus+patersonii#tab_mapView Thysanotus parersonii occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium]

{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=THYSANOTUS+PATERSONII|title=Thysanotus patersonii |accessdate=2008-06-05|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

Brown, R. (1810) [https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954440 Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 284.]

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Category:Asparagales of Australia

Category:Flora of New South Wales

Category:Flora of South Australia

Category:Flora of Tasmania

Category:Flora of Victoria (state)

Category:Angiosperms of Western Australia

Category:Lomandroideae

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