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Crinum moorei Hook.f.

Reference
Bot.Mag. 100,Tab.6113 (1874)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, bulb 0.3-0.5 m long, leaves strongly ribbed. Fl. white/red, Jan. Gravelly clay. Road verge.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 May 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chittering, Harvey.

Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)

General Biology. Growth form. Geophyte. Life form. Perennial bulb. Time to first flowering. 3 - 4 years. Seedbank persistence. Less than one year.

Additional information. Origin. South Africa. History of use/introduction. Garden escape.

Management Calendar

Calendar Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Comments
Active Growth Y Y Y Y Y O O O Y Y Y Y  
Flowering                     Y Y  

Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.

 

References

  • Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
  • Du Plessis, N. & Duncan G. (1989) Bulbous plants of Southern Africa. Tafelberg Publishers Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.