Basil's asparagus | |
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Xerolirion divaricata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
Genus: |
Xerolirion A.S.George |
Species: | X. divaricata
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Binomial name | |
Xerolirion divaricata A.S.George
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Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. [1] [2] [3] The only known species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's asparagus, from Western Australia . [4] [5]
Both genus and species were first described by Alex George in 1986. [6]
Basil's asparagus | |
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Xerolirion divaricata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
Genus: |
Xerolirion A.S.George |
Species: | X. divaricata
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Binomial name | |
Xerolirion divaricata A.S.George
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Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. [1] [2] [3] The only known species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's asparagus, from Western Australia . [4] [5]
Both genus and species were first described by Alex George in 1986. [6]