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Yellow Rush Lily
Tricoryne elatior
Tricoryne elatior
A perennial lily with underground stems (rhizomes) and a smalll number of linear grey-green leaves to 10 cm long, which wither at the start of flowering.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Graminoid |
| Group | Lily |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | The flowers spirally twist after flowering. |
| Life Form Group | Graminoid |
| Life Form Codes | Medium to Tiny Non-tufted Graminoid (MNG) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_61: Heavier-soils Plains Grassland EVC 55_61: Plains Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Hemerocallidaceae |
| Genus | Tricoryne |
| Species | elatior |
Occurs in grassland, open forests and heathland across lowland Victoria, particularly in the south. Also occurs in all other states.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
