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Calectasia keigheryi, the blue tinsel lily, is a small perennial herb from south-west Western Australia, known from only a few sites in Fitzgerald River National Park. It is a rare native that is grown only occasionally, mainly by specialist collectors.
Calectasia keigheryi, commonly known as blue tinsel lily, is a plant in the family Dasypogonaceae growing as an erect, rhizomatous, perennial herb. It is an uncommon species, endemic and restricted to a few areas in the south-west of Western Australia. It is similar to the other species of Calectasia and has only been recognised as a separate species since a review of the genus in 2001. It is relatively easily distinguished from the others mainly by its smaller flowers, unusual anther shape, and hairs on the lower part of the petals.
This species of blue tinsel lily is uncommon and known in only three locations in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Esperance Plains biogeographic region of south-west Western Australia. It grows in grey sand or shallow sandy loam over laterite, in low heath.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calectasia keigheryi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
