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Doryanthes palmeri

Giant spear lily
Doryanthes palmeri JPG1a.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Doryanthaceae
Genus: Doryanthes
Species: D. palmeri
Binomial name
Doryanthes palmeri
A.W.Hill

Doryanthes palmeri (the giant spear lily) is a plant of the genus Doryanthes. The plant is a native of Australia. It grows in a rosette and the leaves can reach the length of about 3 m (10 ft). The flowers arise in springtime on a stalk which may reach 5 m (16 ft) in height. A succulent herb, its leaves are hairless and grow in the shape of a sword. The giant spear lily is listed as Vulnerable under the New South Wales Threatened Species Act (1995).

Doryanthes palmeri

Doryanthes palmeri flowers


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