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Haemodorum
''Haemodorum'' is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smiith.Smith, James Edward. 1798. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 213-214
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New Guinea
and Australia.
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Haemodorum Brevicaule
''Haemodorum brevicaule'' is a perennial herb from 0.025 to 0.3 m tall, in the bloodroot family, the Haemodoraceae, native to northern Australia. It has deep-red to purplish-black flowers which are seen from September to December, and it grows on red clay and basalt. Etymology The name, ''Haemodorum'', was chosen by Smith in 1798 for the blood-red root, ''haem-'' being Greek for blood-red. Mueller in 1858, gave this species the specific epithet, ''brevicaule'', which derives from the Latin ''brevi-'' (short), and ''caulis'' (stem), giving the meaning 'short-stemmed'. Description It has flat, hairless, leaves about 9 to 31 cm long and 0.5 to 2 mm wide, and a smooth scape about 9 cm to 13 cm long. The perianth is formed of two rings of three tepals which are uniformly red, red-brown, purple or black. It has three stamens all at the same level with the filaments being 1 to 1.2 mm long and having slightly longer anthers. The plant flowers from September to December. Distribu ...
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Haemodorum Distichophyllum
''Haemodorum distichophyllum'', also known as the Moorland Bloodroot, is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Tasmania. It was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1852, from a specimen collected at Macquarie Harbour by Ronald Gunn in 1846. It is a very low growing plant, growing to heights of 3 cm to 9.5 cm. It is found in heath and button grass plains of western Tasmania at various altitudes. References External links''Haemodorum distichophyllum'': Images & occurrence datafrom GBIF. {{Taxonbar, from=Q15342304 distichophyllum ''Distichophyllum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hookeriaceae The Hookeriaceae are a family of mainly tropical mosses of the order Hookeriales. It contains six genera from the UK. Genera As accepted by GBIF; * '' Achrophyllu ... Flora of Tasmania Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker Plants described in 1852 ...
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Haemodorum Gracile
''Haemodorum gracile'' is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Western Australia, and was first described by Terry Desmond Macfarlane in 1987. It is a bulbous perennial herb, growing from 0.4-0.65 m high, on sands and sandy clays in the west Kimberley region of Western Australia. Its red/brown flowers are seen from August to November. References gracile Gracility is slenderness, the condition of being gracile, which means slender. It derives from the Latin adjective ''gracilis'' (masculine or feminine), or ''gracile'' ( neuter), which in either form means slender, and when transferred for examp ... Flora of Western Australia Taxa named by Terry Desmond Macfarlane Plants described in 1987 {{Commelinales-stub ...
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Haemodorum Corymbosum
''Haemodorum corymbosum'', commonly known as the rush-leaf bloodroot, is a shrub native to southeastern Australia. Danish-Norwegian naturalist Martin Vahl described this species in his 1805 work ''Enumeratio Plantarum''. It grows as a strappy herbaceous shrub 40–70 cm high, with three to four 40–75 cm long leaves arising from the base. These are narrow to terete and 1–1.5 mm in diameter. Its roots contain a bright red pigment. Flowering occurs over the warmer months (October to January) and is profuse only after bushfire. The brown-black flowers are 12–15 mm long and arranged in a corymb. Found in coastal areas from the Budawang Ranges to the vicinity of Gosford, with one inland population at Agnes Banks, ''Haemodorum corymbosum'' grows on sandy soils—occurring in swamps as well as sandstone ridges. It occurs with such woodland plants as Sydney red gum (''Angophora costata''), sydney peppermint (''Eucalyptus piperita''), scribbly gum ('' E. sclerop ...
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Haemodorum Coccineum
''Haemodorum coccineum'' (bunyagutjagutja,Bula’bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation (2013) at http://www.bulabula-arts.com/Site/our-art/aboriginal-fibre-art.html. Accessed 2 September 2013 bloodroot,Wrigley, J.W. and Fagg, M. 2007 Australian Native Plants, Reed New Holland, Sydney, Australia menang, scarlet bloodroot,Atlas of Living Australia website at http://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=haemodorum+coccineum. Accessed 2 September 2013 red rootSmith, N., 2007, Native Plants for Top End Gardens, Greening Australia (NT) Ltd, Darwin, Australia) is a flowering plant in the same family as kangaroo paw. Description A perennial herbBrock, J., 1988 Top End Native Plants, John Brock, Darwin, Australia to one meter high. Although it is not a grass, it has a grass-like appearance, with strap-like, narrow, leathery leaves arising from the base of the plant. Flowering usually occurs between November and March, during the Top End wet season, however flowers have been observed as early as October ...
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Haemodorum Austroqueenslandicum
''Haemodorum austroqueenslandicum'' is a shrub native to Southeastern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15341838 austroqueenslandicum Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Taxa named by Karel Domin ...
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