Crinum moorei Hook.f.

Reference: Bot.Mag. 100,Tab.6113 (1874)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, bulb 0.3-0.5 m long, leaves strongly ribbed. Fl. white/red, Jan. Gravelly clay. Road verge.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions: Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Chittering, Harvey.

Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)

General Biology. Growth form. Geophyte. Life form. Perennial bulb. Time to first flowering. 3 - 4 years. Seedbank persistence. Less than one year.

Additional information. Origin. South Africa. History of use/introduction. Garden escape.

Management Calendar

Calendar Type	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Comments
Active Growth	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	O	O	O	Y	Y	Y	Y
Flowering											Y	Y

Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.

References

Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
Du Plessis, N. & Duncan G. (1989) Bulbous plants of Southern Africa. Tafelberg Publishers Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa.
Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.