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A moderately variable species with extremes approaching Blandfordia grandiflora in the northern parts of its range, suggesting the two species may hybridise there.

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Leaves to c. 60 cm long; lamina channelled, keeled, c. 5 mm wide; margins straight and slightly thickened, crenulate-scabrid or smooth. Inflorescence loosely racemose, to c. 0.75 m long, 3-20-flowered; peduncle to c. 4 mm diam.; pedicels to 3 cm long, much longer than subtending bract. Perianth usually 2-3 cm long, brownish red with yellow lobes; tube narrowed in lower 1/3, expanded and ±cylindrical above, to c. 1 cm wide at throat; lobes ovate, obtuse but apiculate, c. 5 mm long. Filaments 1.5-2 cm long, attached just below middle of perianth tube; anthers oblong, 2-2.8 mm long. Capsule to c. 6 cm long including style; stipe to c. 2.5 cm long.

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Grows in swampy areas.

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Occurs in N.S.W. from the central coast inland to the Blue Mts, and in the southern coast and tablelands districts.

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2n = 34, B.Briggs NSW 67196 (NSW).

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Illustrations: J.Ingram, Baileya 13(2): 47 (1965); M.Morcombe, Austral. Wildfl. 38, 42 (1970); W.R.Elliot & D.L.Jones, Encycl. Austral. Pl. 326 (1982).

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