Tricoryne elatior

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| genus = Tricoryne

| species = elatior

| authority = R.Br.{{APNI2|id=97062|name=Tricoryne elatior}}{{cite book|author=Brown, R. |date=1810 |chapter=Tricoryne|title= Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805|page= 278|chapter-url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954434|access-date=2020-03-12}}

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| synonyms = Tricoryne elatior var. decipiens Domin

Tricoryne elatior var. muricatula Domin

Tricoryne elatior var. scabra (R.Br.) R.T.Baker

Tricoryne elatior var. typica Domin

Tricoryne scabra R.Br.

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Tricoryne elatior (common name yellow autumn-lily, yellow rush-lily) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Australia,{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542461-1|title=Tricoryne elatior R.Br. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2020-03-08}} and found in all its states and territories.{{Cite web|url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Tricoryne+elatior|website=profiles.ala.org.au|access-date=2020-03-12|author=Thongpukdee, A. |date=2020|title=Tricoryne elatior in Flora of Australia|publisher= Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra}}

Description

Tricoryne elatior is a rhizomatous perennial herb, with fibrous roots,{{Cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Tricoryne|title=Tricoryne (PlantNET - FloraOnline)|last=|first=|date=|website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-12}} It grows to a height of 10-40 cm but sometimes grows to 1 m.{{Cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Tricoryne~elatior|title=Tricoryne elatior (PlantNET - FloraOnline)|last=|first=|date=|website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-12}} The leaves are linear, 5–10 cm by 1–3.5 mm wide, and usually glabrous. The flowering axis is terete, and has a smooth surface although sometimes there are scabrous hairs at the axis base. The umbels carry 2–10 flowers on pedicels which are about 1.5–6 mm long. The outer tepals are oblong, acute, three-veined, and 6–14 mm by 1.5–3 mm, while the inner tepals are elliptic, obtuse, three-veined, and 5–10 mm by 3–4 mm wide. The tepals twist spirally after flowering and later fall. There are six stamens which are attached to the base of the perianth. The filaments are 3–6 mm long with tufts of clavate hairs below the anthers (which are ovate, and 0.6–0.9 mm long). The mericarps are ellipsoidal, and 3–6 mm by 1.5–3.5 mm and slightly reticulate.

Habitat

It is found in sclerophyll forests, in heaths and woodlands, and sometimes in swamps, growing on sandy loams and lateritic soils.

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