Phlebocarya ciliata

Meaning of name:

Phlebocarya is from the Greek words phlebos, meaning vein, and caryon, meaning nut. Ciliata is from the Latin cilium, meaning eye-lash, botanically it refers to having or fringed with fine hairs.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A tufted plant with thin leaves growing to 65 centimetres long. The cream flowers are produced from September to November.

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/2903217

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1478