''Laxmannia'' is a
genus
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of tufted perennial herbs in the
family
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Asparagaceae
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, subfamily
Lomandroideae
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,
that are
endemic
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to
Australia
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.
Species:
# ''
Laxmannia arida''
Keighery - WA, NT
# ''
Laxmannia brachyphylla''
F.Muell. – Stilted Paper-Lily
- WA
# ''
Laxmannia compacta''
Conran & P.I.Forst. - NSW, Qld
# ''
Laxmannia gracilis
''Laxmannia'' is a genus of tufted perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, that are endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprisi ...
''
R.Br. – Slender Wire-lily
[ - NSW, Qld, Vic
# '']Laxmannia grandiflora
''Laxmannia'' is a genus of tufted perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, that are endemic to Australia.
Species:
# '' Laxmannia arida'' Keighery - WA, NT
# '' Laxmannia brachyphylla'' F.Muell. – Stilted Pa ...
'' Lindl. - WA
# ''Laxmannia jamesii
''Laxmannia'' is a genus of tufted perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, that are endemic to Australia.
Species:
# '' Laxmannia arida'' Keighery - WA, NT
# '' Laxmannia brachyphylla'' F.Muell. – Stilted Pa ...
'' Keighery – Paperlily[ - WA
# '' Laxmannia minor'' R.Br. - WA
#'' Laxmannia morrisii'' Keighery - Tas
# '' Laxmannia omnifertilis'' Keighery - WA
# '' Laxmannia orientalis'' Keighery – Dwarf Wire-lily][ - WA
# '' Laxmannia sessiliflora'' Decne. - WA
# '' Laxmannia squarrosa'' Lindl. – Nodding Lily][ - WA
]
References
Asparagaceae genera
Asparagales of Australia
Endemic flora of Australia
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