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Haemodorum gracile

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Haemodorum gracile
NSW811719[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Haemodorum
Species:
H. gracile
Binomial name
Haemodorum gracile

Haemodorum gracile is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Western Australia,[2] and was first described by Terry Desmond Macfarlane in 1987.[3][4]

It is a bulbous perennial herb, growing from 0.4 to 0.65 m high, on sands and sandy clays in the west Kimberley region of Western Australia.[5] Its red/brown flowers are seen from August to November.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GBIF: Haemodorum gracile - Occurrence Detail 2828038624". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Haemodorum gracile T.D.Macfarl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Grazyna Paczkowska (22 June 1994). "Haemodorum gracile T.Macfarlane". FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ Macfarlane, T.D. (1987). George, A.S. (ed.). "Appendix: Haemodorum". Flora of Australia. 45: 464.
  5. ^ T.D.Macfarlane. "Haemodorum gracile". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 24 January 2023.