species: Curculigo ensifolia in Yuraygir NP (Gaia Guide)
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Curculigo ensifolia
Curculigo ensifolia var. ensifolia


©Anne: Flowers and leaf bases of Curculigo ensifolia on granite ridge on eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne: Flower and leaf bases of Curculigo ensifolia on granite ridge on eastern side of Lizard Island.

©Anne: Curculigo ensifolia on granite ridge on eastern side of Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Hypoxidaceae
Genus Curculigo
Species Curculigo ensifolia

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Distinguishing features

A small plant up to 20 cm high with narrow, pointed leaves with parallel veins and sparse long hairs, growing in whorls from the base. Yellow flowers with 6 petals form at the base of the plant. Grow on granite slopes along cracks.

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