Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Species Database

This database has been compiled to showcase some of the species found in the reserve.

Blue Lily


Title	Blue Lily
Category	Flower
Subject	Lily
Common Name	Tufted Blue-lily
Scientific Name	Thelionema caespitosum (formerly Stypandra caespitosa)
Flowering Time	oct,nov,dec
Photo Date	27-Nov-2005 14:05
Photographer	R Richter
Post Date	28-Nov-2005
Description	This is a perennial herb with a base of slender leaves to around 60cm long. Lily-like flowers occur in later spring on branched stems. Flowers are usually blue, though they may sometimes be white (although this is rare in Baluk Willam).
Distribution	Widespread in open forest in the reserve.