Chamaescilla corymbosa

Common name: Blue Squill

Meaning of name:

Chamaescilla is from the Greek words chamai, meaning on the ground, and scilla, meaning sea-onion or squill. Corymbosa is from the Latin word corymbosus, meaning a cluster of flowers.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia. Also recorded from the south east of Australia.

Description:

Blue flowers held up to 30 centimetres high above a tuft of dark green leaves from August to October.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2920316

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1280