Asphodelaceae FAMILY
Dianella longifolia
Dianella longifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dianella longifolia is a tufted, evergreen perennial plant with a rhizomatous rootstock; it produces a compact clump of grass-like leaves that can be up to 100cm tall[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of materials..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeAustralia - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia
HabitatSandy soils near creeks on heaths and in sparse woodlands[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ].