Thelionema caespitosum

Thelionema caespitosum, the tufted lily or tufted blue-lily, is a species of perennial herb, native to Australia. The lily-like flowers are blue, light blue, pale yellow or white and have yellow stamens.

Thelionema caespitosum
Thelionema caespitosum at Langwarrin, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Hemerocallidoideae
Genus:	Thelionema
Species:	T. caespitosum
Binomial name
Thelionema caespitosum (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend.
Synonyms
Arthropodium caespitosum (R.Br.) Spreng. Stypandra caespitosa R.Br. Stypandra caespitosa var. alba Ewart Stypandra caespitosa R.Br. var. caespitosa Stypandra juncinella Gand.

The species occurs in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

It was first described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, and given the name Stypandra caespitosa. The species was transferred to a new genus, Thelionema, in 1985.

See also

• List of plants known as lily

References

• "Thelionema caespitosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
• Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. "Thelionema". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Retrieved 2009-10-25.