| Scientific Name : |
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Burchardia umbellata |
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| Common Name : |
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Milkmaids |
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| Height : |
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300 mm |
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| Description : |
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A single flower stem emerges each year from a tuberous rootstock. Ther are 1 or 2 Cauline leaves, up to 200 mm long, Linear and channelled. There are 2 to 9 sweet scented flowers arranged in an Umbel. The Tepals are Ovate, up to 10mm long, white on the upper surface, but pink on the under surface. There are 6 Stamens, shorter than the Tepals, with pinkish Anthers and the Superior Ovary is deep pink, prominent in the centre of the flower. The fruit is a dry capsule 12 mm long. |
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| Habitat : |
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Heaths and open forest. |
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| Distribution : |
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All states of Australia, except for the Northern Territory. Common across most of Victoria, but absent from the North-West. Common in the Park on hillsides on both sides of Fosters Gully, especially on Stringybark Ridge. |
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| Flowering Season : |
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October and November |
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| Family : |
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Liliaceae |
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