Thysanotus
Encyclopedia
Thysanotus is a genus
of perennial herb
s in the family
Asparagaceae
, subfamily Lomandroideae
, which are native to Australia
, Malesia
and Asia
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of perennial herb
Herb
Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae...
, subfamily Lomandroideae
Lomandroideae
Lomandroideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Lomandra. The group has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae...
, which are native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Malesia
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom.-Floristic province:...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Species include:
- Thysanotus acerosifolius Brittan
- Thysanotus anceps Lindl Fringe-Lily
- Thysanotus arbuscula Baker
- Thysanotus arenarius Brittan
- Thysanotus asper Lindl. - Hairy Fringe-lily
- Thysanotus banksii R.Br.
- Thysanotus baueri R.Br. - Mallee Fringe-lily.
- Thysanotus bentianus Ewart & Jean White
- Thysanotus brachiatus Brittan
- Thysanotus brachyantherus Brittan
- Thysanotus brevifolius Brittan
- Thysanotus brevipes Endl.
- Thysanotus chinensis Benth.
- Thysanotus chrysantherus F.Muell.
- Thysanotus cymosus Brittan
- Thysanotus dichotomus (Labill.) R.Br. - Branching Fringe-lily
- Thysanotus exiliflorus F.Muell.
- Thysanotus fastigiatus Brittan
- Thysanotus formosus Brittan
- Thysanotus fractiflexus Brittan
- Thysanotus gageoides Diels
- Thysanotus glaucifolius Brittan
- Thysanotus glaucus Endl.
- Thysanotus gracilis R.Br.
- Thysanotus isantherus R.Br.
- Thysanotus juncifoliusThysanotus juncifoliusThysanotus juncifolius, known as the Fringe-lily is a perennial herb, endemic to Australia. The species name juncifolius refers to the “rush leaves”....
(Salisb.) J.H.Willis & Court - Thysanotus lavanduliflorus Brittan
- Thysanotus manglesianus Kunth - Fringed Lily
- Thysanotus multiflorus R.Br. - Many-flowered Fringe-lily
- Thysanotus nudicaulis Brittan
- Thysanotus parviflorus Brittan
- Thysanotus patersoniiThysanotus patersoniiThysanotus patersonii is a twining perennial herb which is endemic to Australia.It is leafless and grows to between 0.15 and 0.5 metres in height and produces purple flowers between July and November in its native range....
R.Br. - Twining Fringe-lily - Thysanotus pauciflorus R.Br.- Few-lowered Fringe-ily
- Thysanotus pseudojunceus Brittan
- Thysanotus pyramidalis Brittan
- Thysanotus ramulosus Brittan
- Thysanotus rectantherus Brittan
- Thysanotus sabulosus Brittan
- Thysanotus scaber Endl.
- Thysanotus sparteus R.Br.
- Thysanotus speckii Brittan
- Thysanotus spiniger Brittan
- Thysanotus tenuis Lindl.
- Thysanotus teretifolius Brittan
- Thysanotus thyrsoideus Baker
- Thysanotus triandrus (Labill.) R.Br.
- Thysanotus tuberosusThysanotus tuberosusThysanotus tuberosus, known as the Common Fringe-lily is a perennial herb which is endemic to Australia. The species name tuberosus refers to the crisp tasting edible root....
R.Br. - Common Fringe-lily - Thysanotus vernalis Brittan
- Thysanotus virgatus Brittan
- Thysanotus wangariensis Brittan