''Dasypogon bromeliifolius'', commonly known as pineapple bush, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
in the family
Dasypogonaceae
Dasypogonaceae is a family of flowering plants, one that has not been commonly recognized by taxonomists; the plants it contains were usually included in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae. If valid, Dasypogonaceae includes four genera with 16 species.
...
native to Western Australia.
Taxonomy
''D. bromeliifolius'' was first described by
Robert Brown in 1810.
[ The type specimen, BM000939359, was collected by Robert Brown in 1801/1802 at King George's Sound][ and is held at the British Museum.][
]
References
Dasypogonaceae
Endemic flora of Western Australia
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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