Asphodelaceae
Dianella brevicaulis (Ostenf.) G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall
Dianella brevicaulis (Ostenf.) G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall
Dianella brevicaulis, the coast flax-lily, is a small perennial herb native to southern Australia that favors sandy soils.
Dianella caerulea Sims
Dianella caerulea Sims
Dianella caerulea is a hardy Australian strappy herb with edible blue berries, widely cultivated in gardens globally.
Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté
Dianella ensifolia (L.) Redouté
Dianella ensifolia is a tropical terrestrial plant whose extracts and essential oil have tested bioactive properties for potential medicinal use.
Dianella longifolia R.Br.
Dianella longifolia R.Br.
Dianella longifolia is a rhizomatous perennial tufted herb widespread in non-arid Australia, with pale flowers and pale blue berries.
Dianella nigra Colenso
Dianella nigra Colenso
Dianella nigra is a perennial evergreen herb endemic to New Zealand with a Not Threatened 2023 conservation status.
Dianella revoluta R.Br.
Dianella revoluta R.Br.
Dianella revoluta R.Br. is a common Australian perennial herb with blue-purple flowers and edible blue-purple berries.
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn.
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn.
Dianella sandwicensis, called ʻukiʻuki in Hawaiian, is a native flax lily of Hawaii and New Caledonia with historical Hawaiian uses.
Dianella tasmanica Hook.f.
Dianella tasmanica Hook.f.
Dianella tasmanica is a strappy Australian herb with toxic edible-tasting fruits grown in cultivation.
Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb.
Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb.
Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb. is a perennial herb whose young leaves are eaten as a vegetable, native to western and central Eurasia.
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br.
Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br.
Geitonoplesium cymosum, the scrambling lily, is the only species in the Geitonoplesium genus, with edible boiled shoots.
Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval
Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval
Haworthia arachnoidea is a variable South African succulent with dark bristled-leaved rosettes, that contracts in dry summers.
Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.
Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.
Hemerocallis fulva, the orange daylily, is a popular edible ornamental with toxicity to cats, sometimes invasive in North America.
Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
Hemerocallis middendorffii is a herbaceous perennial daylily with four recognized varieties, widely grown in cultivation.
Hemerocallis minor Mill.
Hemerocallis minor Mill.
Hemerocallis minor Mill., common daylily, is a 0.5m tall yellow-flowered herb native to northern Asia, with edible flowers in China.
Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Kniphofia uvaria, commonly called torch lily or red hot poker, is a flowering plant native to South Africa grown in gardens globally, and it is an environmental weed in parts of Australia.
Kumara plicatilis (L.) G.D.Rowley
Kumara plicatilis (L.) G.D.Rowley
Kumara plicatilis is a slow-growing tree aloe native to South Africa's Western Cape, grown as an ornamental plant.
Pasithea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
Pasithea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don
Pasithea caerulea is the only species in monotypic genus Pasithea, a South American Asphodelaceae herb native to Peru and Chile.
Phormium colensoi Hook.f.
Phormium colensoi Hook.f.
Phormium colensoi is a New Zealand flax distinguished from P. tenax, with two geographic forms and traditional Māori weaving uses.
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax, is an evergreen perennial fibre and ornamental plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island with a history of traditional Māori use.
Simethis mattiazzii (Vand.) Sacc.
Simethis mattiazzii (Vand.) Sacc.
Simethis mattiazzii, the Kerry lily, is a small perennial flowering plant with a scattered mainly maritime range across Western Europe and North Africa.
Stypandra glauca R.Br.
Stypandra glauca R.Br.
Stypandra glauca (nodding blue lily) is a widespread Australian perennial herb that can cause blindness in goats that eat its flowering parts.
Thelionema caespitosum (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend.
Thelionema caespitosum (R.Br.) R.J.F.Hend.
Thelionema caespitosum (tufted lily or tufted blue-lily) is a perennial Australian herb with lily-like coloured flowers found across several Australian states and territories.
Tricoryne elatior R.Br.
Tricoryne elatior R.Br.
Tricoryne elatior R.Br. is a rhizomatous perennial herb found in Australian open vegetation and occasional swamps.
Tulista pumila (L.) G.D.Rowley
Tulista pumila (L.) G.D.Rowley
Tulista pumila is a variable evergreen winter-growing succulent native to South Africa's Cape region, popular in cultivation.
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