| Campynema
lineare is a uniquely Tasmanian species (the only other
member of its family grows in New Caledonia). It is a small,
somewhat succulent herb of boggy sites of western Tasmania, mostly
in the alpine and subalpine regions. It has a few narrow leaves near
the base, with an erect inflorescence carrying a few flowers
(usually only one open at a time). The flowers have three, widely
spreading greenish-yellow or brown-purple petals and three sepals of
nearly similar size, colour and shape. The flowers are about 1cm
across. Campynema 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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