Haemodorum simplex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Haemodoraceae |
Genus: | Haemodorum |
Species: | H. simplex |
Binomial name | |
Haemodorum simplex | |
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium |
Haemodorum simplex is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to the south west of Western Australia, [1] and was first described by John Lindley in 1840. [2] [3]
It is a perennial herb, growing from 0.2-0.65 m high, on clayey and sandy loams, and sands, at swampy sites. [2]
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Conospermum glumaceum, commonly known as hooded smokebush, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
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Stirlingia simplex is a plant endemic to Western Australia.
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Scaevola platyphylla, commonly known as broad-leaved fanflower, is a shrub in the family Goodeniaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1.3 metres high and have blue to purple flowers that appear between August and January in their native range.
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