PHORMIACEAE
Dianella longifolia
Perennial herb; long strap-like leaves, V- shaped in cross section.
Small blue flowers when fertilised lead to purple blue berries as seen in this fruiting image.
Also see Dianella longifolia (Smooth flax lily) when not in flower or fruit.
Similar to Dianella revoluta (Spreading flax lily) except in Dianella longifolia >/em> leaf margins are SMOOTH and NOT curved under (inrolled); found in dense colonies; very drought tolerant.
See also Dianella revoluta (Spreading flax lily)
Indigenous plant names
For many Wiradjuri indigenous plant names see Wiradjuri Plant Use in Murrumbidgee Catchment Area
