Cerulean Flax-Lily
Dianella ensifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-November
How to identify Cerulean Flax-Lily
Identify Cerulean Flax-Lily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bright blue berries (flax lily).
- Confirm leaf shape: Strap-like/grass-like, sword-shaped.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/blue.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Strap-like/grass-like, sword-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cerulean Flax-Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/bluerecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“Once it is pollinated by insects, it will produce berries that are dark blue/purple, and about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cerulean Flax-Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cerulean Flax-Lily
Cerulean flax-lily (Dianella ensifolia) belongs to the Liliaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in grasslands and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
In culture
It carries a body of folklore around it.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Cerulean Flax-Lily belongs to the Liliaceae family.
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