Kingdom:Plantae
Sub kingdom:Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order:Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Dianella
Species: D intermedia
Scientific name: Diadelia nigra
Syn: Diadelia intermedia
Common name: Turutu, Blueberry, Inkberry,
This plant is poisonous
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This NZ native is noted for its magnificent bright blue berries that arise during summer from small inconspicuous white flowers with yellow stamens. The berries when squeezed produce an ink-like juice hence it is sometimes called Inkberry. It is a plant with slender flax-like leaves that grows to a height of 0.5m, and a spread of up to 1m.
Photographed at Te Kainga Marire Gardens at Spencer Place
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Diadelia intermedia flower
The topside of leaf
The underside of a leaf.
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