About Helmholtzia glaberrima (Hook.f.) Caruel
Helmholtzia glaberrima (Hook.f.) Caruel, commonly known as stream lily, is a rhizomatous perennial plant native to New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Stream lilies produce long, dark green strap-like leaves, and grow in clumps reaching up to 2 metres in height. Tall white or pale pink flower spikes emerge in summer. This species grows in the McPherson Range and nearby areas, found in rainforest along creeks and gullies. It was first formally described in 1873 by English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in The Botanical Magazine, under the name Philydrum glaberrimum. The species was moved to the genus Helmholtzia in 1881.
