*Dianella ensifolia (Linnaeus) Redouté. Common name: Cerulean Flax-lily. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Disturbed areas, disturbed hammocks, establishing from cultivation. Distribution: Native of se. Asia.
ID notes: Variegated cultivars are common in landscaping but naturalized plants appear to lack variegation. An emerging non-native in FL, potentially becoming problematic.
Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NSProv, POWO, WH3; Dracaena ensifolia L. Basionym: Dracaena ensifolia L. 1767
Links to other floras: = Dianella ensifolia - FNA26
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