Biology:Haemodorum distichophyllum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Haemodorum distichophyllum | |
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| Growing in Southwest National Park, Tasmania | |
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| Plate 866, Icones Plantarum.[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Haemodorum |
| Species: | H. distichophyllum
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| Binomial name | |
| Haemodorum distichophyllum Hook.
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| Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Haemodorum distichophyllum, also known as the Moorland Bloodroot, is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Tasmania.[2] It was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1852, from a specimen collected at Macquarie Harbour by Ronald Gunn in 1846.[3][1]
It is a very low growing plant, growing to heights of 3 cm to 9.5 cm.[4] It is found in heath and button grass plains of western Tasmania at various altitudes.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hooker, W.J. (1852). Icones Plantarum. 9. pp. t. 866. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16044769.
- ↑ "Haemodorum distichophyllum Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A429726-1.
- ↑ "Haemodorum distichophyllum". Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/62428.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 T.D.Macfarlane. "Haemodorum distichophyllum". Flora of Australia (Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra). https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Haemodorum%20distichophyllum. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15342304 entry
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