Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Burchardia umbellata
Common name
Milkmaids
Family
Colchicaceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, heath, grassy areas, and swamps. Widespread.
Notes
Perennial herb to 0.65 m high, with 1 or 2 somewhat fleshy basal leaves. Leaves 8-60 cm long, 1.5–6 mm wide, linear, hairless. Flowers white or pale pink on the inner face, sometimes pinkish externally, usually with a dark pink to reddish ovary in the centre. Flowers with 6 'petals' 5–12 mm long. Flowers sweetly scented. Umbel 2–9-flowered. Flowers Jul.–Dec.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Burchardia~umbellata (accessed 6 January, 2020)
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