Dispersal: Seed, vegetative (bulbs)

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • an upright herbaceous plant with short-lived stems (25-60 cm tall) growing each year from a long-lived underground ‘bulb’.
  • each plant produces a single large strap-like leaf (up to 1 m long and 6-20 mm wide) which sheath the base of the stem.
  • its flowers are usually orange or salmon pink in colour, with yellow centres, and have six elongated ‘petals’ (25-40 mm long).
  • its fruit is an elongated capsule (25-55 mm long) that has a short projection at its tip (2-3 mm long).
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Connor, H.E.; Fountain, J. 2009: Plants that Poison: A New Zealand Guide. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln. [as Homeria flaccida Sweet]
Stewart, J. 1971: Plants in New Zealand Poisonous to Man. New Zealand Department of Health, Wellington. [as Homeria breyniana (L.) G.J.Lewis]