| Alstroemeria
aurea is commonly grown as a garden ornamental, that has become
established in native wet forest in a couple of places (e.g. near
Ferntree). It has erect stems with leaves scattered up them. The
flowers are large and conspicuous (typically, bright orange with
brown flecks in the upper petal). It is native to southern South
America. Alstroemeria was once considered to be part of Liliaceae, which was
a very artificial grouping of plants and has therefore been
splintered in numerous families. To see the fates of the other
Tasmanian genera formerly in Liliaceae click
here. |
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