Family: Aponogetonaceae
Aponogeton distachyos
Citation:
L.f., Suppl. 215 (1782).
Synonymy: Not Applicable Common name: Cape pond lily, Cape water-hawthorn.
Description:
Tubers to 6 cm diam.; leaves all basal; leaf lamina floating, lanceolate to oblong, 6-20 cm long.
Penduncle emergent, bearing 2 terminal diverging spikes each to 6 cm long; spathe enclosing the bud but early caducous; flowers c. 12-14 per spike, fragrant; perianth-segments 1, white or pink, c. 15 mm long; anthers conspicuous, purplish.
Published illustration:
Sainty & Jacobs (1981) Waterplants of New South Wales, pp. 62, 63.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: SL. N.S.W.; Vic. New Zealand, South America and Europe. Introduced from South Africa.
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Conservation status:
naturalised
Flowering time: winter and spring.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
Not yet available
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