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| Blandfordia (Blandfordiaceae [formerly part of
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| Blandfordia
punicea (Christmas Bells) is a large tufted native species that grows
in button grass and damp heaths on very nutrient poor soils, ranging
from Bruny Island, south-west Tasmania and reaching Rocky Cape. The
leaves are up to about 1 long, ribbed, green with reddish tinges.
The flowers are conspicuous and distinctive - red (with a yellowish
interior), tubular, hanging downwards, about 2cm long, and in
terminal inflorescences. |
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