Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Chlorophytum comosum
Common name
Spider Plant, Ribbon Plant
Family
Asparagaceae
Where found
Forest, woodland, heath, grassy areas, and disturbed sites. Sydney area and the Blue Mountains. Coastal south from Sydney.
Notes
Introduced perennial herb to about 0.60 m high. Leaves basal, 20–45 cm long, 6–25 mm wide, flat to somewhat folded lengthwise. Flowers 15–20 mm in diameter, with 6 'petals' each 6–9 mm long, green to white. Flowers in 1–6 flowered clusters, most not opening, in an inflorescence 30-75 cm long. Flowering: summer.
A cultivar with variegated leaves (Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum') is very common among cultivated and naturalised populations.
Family Anthericaceae in NSW.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Chlorophytum~comosum (accessevd 3 April 2021)
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