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Dianella ensifolia (L.) DC.
Cerulean flaxlily

Dianella ensifolia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Old World tropics; cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Assumed to be Cultivated

Other data on Dianella ensifolia available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Dianella ensifolia has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
A.D. Doug Barnes Park Present Not Native, Naturalized

Dianella ensifolia has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized

Dianella ensifolia has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Dianella ensifolia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Dianella ensifolia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Dianella ensifolia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton