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Arthropodium milleflorum (Pale Vanilla Lily)
Grass-like tufted perennial lily, 0.3 to 1m in height. Slender dark green leaves to 30cm long, 10 to 30mm wide. Pale pink, pale mauve or white flowers in clusters of 2 or 3 on branched, leafless stems. Flowering from November to March.
The plant dies down to the underground tuber after flowering in summer.
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily)
Small perennial plant with grass-like leaves, reaching 0.9m tall. Grass-like leaves to 40cm long. Scented flowers are violet in colour and appear on long stalks from October to December.
Commonly found in the drier, grassy areas around Chandlers Hill.
Bulbine bulbosa (Bulbine Lily)
Densely tufted perennial herb, 0.2-0.6m in height. Yellow star-like flowers appear from September to December.
This lily often appears in large numbers after a bushfire. Common in the areas around Chandlers and Hansen Tracks.
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids)
Small, sparsely tufted perennial lily, 20-50cm high. Grass-like pale green leaves. Terminal umbels of 2-10 honey-scented, white to light pink flowers appear from September to December. Pink triangular ovary in the centre of the flower remain as a dried capsule after flowering.
Caesia parviflora var. parviflora (Pale Grass-lily)
Tufted small plant with narrow, grass-like leaves growing to 10-50cm tall. White or pale blue 6-petalled flowers are scattered along slender flowering stems. Petals closed tightly spiralled after flowering.
Chamaescilla corymbosa (Blue Stars)
Tiny perennial lily 7 to 20cm high. Leaves are narrow and grass-like. Bright blue flowers appear from September to November. Individual flowers only last one day.
Found in seasonally wet grasslands and open woodland. Plants are short-lived.
Dianella admixta (Spreading Flax-lily)
Hardy, open, tufted perennial, 0.3-1m tall. Loose to dense panicles of bright blue flowers on branched stems appear from October to May. Fruits are small, shiny dark purplish-blue berries.
Dianella amoena (Matted Flax-lily)
A tufted, mat-forming lily. Long, tapering bluish-green to grey-green leaves to 45cm long, margins finely toothed, base of leaves often dull red. Open panicle of sweet-smelling purplish-blue flowers appear in summer. Anthers pale yellow and orange.
Dianella caerulea (Paroo Lily)
Single tufted to sparsely clumping plant, 20-100cm tall. Dark green leaves have closed sheaths, midrib and edges rough. Stems are noticeably elongated, scaly for most of their length, multiple shoots developing from a single stem with age. Branching flower stalk with 3-6 pale to dark blue flowers per branch; flowers appear from November to January. Anthers yellow-brown, swollen stamen stalk yellow.
Dianella laevis var. aspera (Rough Flax-lily)
Tufted perennial with dark green leaves. Leaf midrib and margins feel rough, leaf sheath folded tightly and closed at the top; leaf sheath has prominent ridges. Leaf length up to 70cm, 4-25mm wide; leaf tip sharply pointed. Flowers appear August to February; outer tepals have 5-7 veins, inner tepals have 3-5 veins; strumae yellow-orange. Purple-blue fruits appear in summer.
Dianella laevis var. laevis (Pale or Smooth Flax-lily)
Tufted perennial forming clumps, 30-70cm tall. Bright, light green leaves are soft, not sheathed at base, prominent longitudinal veins under leaves. Leaf length 50-80cm, 4-25mm wide. Loose to dense panicles of 2 to 12 pale purplish-blue flowers appear from November to January, followed by round, purplish-blue fruits. Usually found in grassy open forests under trees.
Dianella tasmanica (Tasman Flax-lily)
Very robust tufted perennial 0.6-1.2m tall. Broad linear leaves up to 1m long. Strong erect stems produce panicles of pale purplish-blue flowers with yellow anthers appear from October to December. Large violet to blue berries appear after flowering. Usually found in areas of moist soil.
Hypoxis vaginata var. vaginata (Yellow Star)
A small perennial tufting herb 5-35cm tall. Star-shaped yellow flowers to 40mm wide occur from September to November, sometimes covering large areas of the forest floor.
The underground corms were eaten by Aborigines.
Lomandra filiformis ssp. coriacea (Wattle Mat-rush)
Grass-like perennial, 15 to 30cm high. Leaf edges are raspy, single tip. Male and female flowers are borne on panicles. Male panicles have a few whorled branches. Female panicle is smaller. Flowers appear from October to December. Widespread in scrub and grassy, open forests.
Lomandra longifolia var. exilis (Cluster-headed Mat-rush)
A tussock plant with leaves reaching 50 to 100cm in length. The leaves are narrow, only about 2 to 4mm wide. The tips are 2 or 3 pointed (see picture top right).
Yellow male and female flowers are on spikes on separate plants, with the stems of spikes turning purple as it matures. Flowers are scented. Flower spikes, which are up to 15cm long, are considerably shorter than leaves and often hidden among them.
Lomandra longifolia var. longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush)
Large tussock plant 0.5 to 1m high. Numerous clusters of whorled panicles of yellowish flowers. Panicles many branched on male plants, narrow on female plants. Sharp spiky bracts extend beyond each flower cluster. Flowers appear from September to December.
Widespread in open forests and scrub, and along tracks.
Features which differentiate it from Lomandra longifolia ssp. exilis are the wider leaves (4 to 10mm), and the much taller flower spikes (up to 50cm).
Nuts form clusters on the panicles and mature to a dark brown colour.
Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora (Many-flowered Mat-rush)
This tussocky plant grows to about 60cm tall and has grey-green leaves often slightly twisted, with pale margins. Leaves are 25-90cm long and up to 3mm wide. The yellow and purplish flowers are spaced in whorls along the stalk and appear from June to January.
Thysanotus tuberosus ssp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily)
Slender erect herbaceous perennial 15-30cm high. Umbrels of 1-8 fringed bright mauve flowers to 35mm wide. Flowering occurs from November to January. The flowers only last one day.
Can be found in tea-tree heath and grassland all around Chandlers Hill.
Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica (Early Nancy)
Small perennial herb 5-30cm high. Three fleshy, narrow stem-sheathing leaves to 100mm long. From 1 to 11 white starry flowers usually with a purplish band (or nectary) occur from August to October, spaced one above the other. Widespread in grassy open woodland.
This plant can be either dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants) or monoecious (male and female flowers on the same plant).
Xanthorrhoea australis (Austral Grass Tree)
Slow-growing plant up to 3m tall. The flower spike can reach a height of 2m. The flower-head is a lot longer than the stalk. Flowers are white or creamy but may not appear every year.
Xanthorrhoea minor ssp. lutea (Small Grass Tree)
Stout perennial plant with a subterranean, often branched woody trunk. Above ground it looks like a dense grassy tussock. Slender flower stem (up to 90cm long) bears a terminal flowering spike containing yellowish, strongly scented flowers. The flowerhead is considerably shorter than the stalk. Flowering occurs from November to February.
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