Biology:Bulbine semibarbata
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Bulbine |
| Species: | B. semibarbata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bulbine semibarbata (R.Br.) Haw.
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Bulbine semibarbata, commonly known as leek lily, native leek or wild onion, is a species of annual herb native to Australia .
Description
It grows as an annual herb from 7 to 45 centimetres high, with yellow flowers.[1]
Taxonomy
It was first published by Robert Brown in his 1810 Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae, under the name Anthericum semibarbatum. Eleven years later, Adrian Hardy Haworth transferred it into Bulbine.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is widespread in Australia, occurring in every state and the Northern Territory.[citation needed] It prefers white or grey sand, sandy clay, or loam, and favours areas that are wet in winter, such as granite outcrops, creek lines, the margins of salt lakes and along the coast.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bulbine semibarbata (R.Br.) Haw.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1366.
- ↑ "Bulbine semibarbata (R.Br.) Haw.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=14810.
- ↑ "New South Wales Flora Online: Bulbine semibarbata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Bulbine~semibarbata.
Wikidata ☰ Q4987262 entry
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