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Internal ID UUID643ff21d67e18762521100
Scientific name Calectasia hispida
Authority R.L.Barrett & K.W.Dixon
First published in Nuytsia 13: 431 (2001)

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but is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


Calectasia hispida, also known as blue tinsel lily or hispid tinsel lily, is a perennial herb found in the south-west region of Western Australia. It belongs to the family Dasypogonaceae and is similar to other species of Calectasia. It can be identified by its hairy leaves and smooth throat of its flowers. This plant grows up to 45 cm in height and has short side branches. Its leaves are covered with bristly hairs and its flowers have a blue, star-like pattern that fades to pale blue with age. Calectasia hispida was first described in 2001 and is one of eleven species in the Calectasia genus. It is commonly found in Watheroo and Alexander Morrison national parks, growing in shallow sand over laterite on kwongan slopes. This species is not considered threatened and is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

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World Flora Online wfo-0000343245
Tropicos 50311943
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1018669-1
The Plant List kew-223375
Open Tree Of Life 3945213
IPNI 1018669-1
GBIF 2763172
Freebase /m/012whys3
EOL 1125161
Wikipedia Calectasia_hispida

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