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Yellow Star
Hypoxis glabella s.l.
Hypoxis glabella s.l.
A tufted perennial lily with leaves to 25 cm long and an underground corm, a fleshy, swollen stem base used for storing food reserves.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Graminoid |
| Group | Lily |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Yellow star-shaped flowers. This particular species has single bracteoles on the stem. |
| Life Form Group | Graminoid |
| Life Form Codes | Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid (MTG) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_62: Lighter-soils Plains Grassland EVC 803: Plains Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Asparagales |
| Family | Hypoxidaceae |
| Genus | Hypoxis |
| Species | glabella s.l. |
Found in grassland and woodland in Victoria, except the east. Also found in other Australian states except Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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.
