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| Milligania (Asteliaceae [formerly part
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Tasmania
has five native species of Milligania. Three of these
are alpine and subalpine species, but two rare species grow
along rivers in the south-west. They are all restricted to
very wet habitats, typically growing on waterlogged peat.
They can form extensive rough mats.
These plants are somewhat similar to the more common
Astelia alpina -being tufted plants with broad,
triangular and pleated leaves. The plants however have
conspicuous white to pink flowers and dry fruit and range
from large (leaves up to 1.25 m long) to quite small (leaves
less than 5 cm long). The leaves are usually somewhat hairy,
but do not have the dense and thick covering of hairs that
are characteristic of Astelia.
The flowers are held in conspicuous inflorescences above the
leaves.
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University of Tasmania
