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Phormium colensoi
mountain flax
Other common names
small flax lilySynonyms
Phormium cookianumPhormium cookianum subsp. hookeri
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Botanical details
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Phormium
- Genus description
Phormium are evergreen perennials, making a large clump of leathery, strap-shaped leaves, with tall panicles of small, tubular flowers in summer
- Name status
Correct
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