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Watsonia knysnana L.Bolus

Reference
S.African Gard. 20:63 (1930)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Cormous, perennial, herb, 0.7-1.8 m high. Fl. pink-purple/white/orange-red, Nov to Dec. Loam over clay or granitic soils. Grassland, open woodland, edges of drains, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 August 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Dardanup, Gosnells, Mundaring, Waroona.

Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)

General Biology. Growth form. Geophyte.

Additional information.

Management Calendar

Calendar Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Comments
Dormant                          
Active Growth                          
Germination                          
Flowering                          
Fruiting                          
Optimum Treatment                          

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

 

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