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Haemodorum distichophyllum

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Haemodorum distichophyllum
Growing in Southwest National Park, Tasmania
Plate 866, Icones Plantarum.[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Haemodorum
Species:
H. distichophyllum
Binomial name
Haemodorum distichophyllum
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Haemodorum distichophyllum, also known as the Moorland Bloodroot, is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Tasmania.[2] It was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1852, from a specimen collected at Macquarie Harbour by Ronald Gunn in 1846.[3][1]

It is a very low growing plant, growing to heights of 3 cm to 9.5 cm.[4] It is found in heath and button grass plains of western Tasmania at various altitudes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hooker, W.J. (1852). Icones Plantarum. Vol. 9. pp. t. 866.
  2. ^ "Haemodorum distichophyllum Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Haemodorum distichophyllum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b T.D.Macfarlane. "Haemodorum distichophyllum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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