''Thysanotus'' is a
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of
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herb
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s in the
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Asparagaceae
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, subfamily
Lomandroideae
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. They are mostly native to
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with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in
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alone, although a few species range northward into
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 203, 异蕊草属 yi rui cao shu, ''Thysanotus'' R. Brown, Prodr. 282. 1810.
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Species include:
# '' Thysanotus acerosifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus anceps'' Lindl. - Fringe-Lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus arbuscula'' Baker - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus arenarius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus asper
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward i ...
'' Lindl. - Hairy Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus banksii
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' R.Br. - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New Guinea
# '' Thysanotus baueri'' R.Br. - Mallee Fringe-lily. - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales
# '' Thysanotus brachiatus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus brachyantherus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus brevifolius
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus chinensis
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Benth. - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory
# ''Thysanotus cymosus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus dichotomus
''Thysanotus dichotomus'' is a herb in the Asparagaceae family, endemic to Western Australia, and first described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière
Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière (28 October 1755 – 8 January 1834) was a Frenc ...
'' (Labill.) R.Br. - Branching Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus exiliflorus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
# ''Thysanotus fastigiatus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus formosus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus fractiflexus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan South Australia (including Kangaroo Island)
# ''Thysanotus gageoides
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Diels - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus glaucifolius
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus glaucus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward i ...
'' Endl. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus gracilis'' R.Br. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus isantherus'' R.Br. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus juncifolius'' (Salisb.) J.H.Willis & Court - South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland
# '' Thysanotus lavanduliflorus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus manglesianus
''Thysanotus manglesianus'' is a herb in the Asparagaceae family, endemic to Western Australia, which was first described in 1843 by Carl Sigismund Kunth
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or ang ...
'' Kunth - Fringed Lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus multiflorus'' R.Br. - Many-flowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus newbeyi'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus nudicaulis'' Brittan - Western Australia, South Australia
# ''Thysanotus parviflorus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus patersonii'' R.Br. - Twining Fringe-lily - Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales
# ''Thysanotus pauciflorus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' R.Br.- Few-lowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus pseudojunceus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus pyramidalis'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus ramulosus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus rectantherus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus sabulosus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus scaber'' Endl. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus sparteus'' R.Br. - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus speckii
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus spiniger'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus tenellus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Endl. in J.G.C.Lehmann - Western Australia, South Australia
# ''Thysanotus tenuis
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' Lindl. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus teretifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus thyrsoideus'' Baker - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus triandrus
''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northwar ...
'' (Labill.) R.Br. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus tuberosus'' R.Br. - Common Fringe-lily - New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria
#'' Thysanotus unicupensis'' Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & Conran - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus vernalis'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus virgatus'' Brittan - New South Wales
# '' Thysanotus wangariensis'' Brittan - South Australia
See also
* List of plants known as lily Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus ''Lilium'', with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals.
Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers ...
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