''Thysanotus'' is a
genus of
perennial herb
In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...
s in the
family Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...
, subfamily
Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to
Australia
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with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in
Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward into
New Guinea and
Southeast Asia as far north as southern
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
[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.
/ref>
Species include:
# '' Thysanotus acerosifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus anceps
''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. - Fringe-Lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus arbuscula'' Baker - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus arenarius
''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 ...
'' 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
''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 ...
'' R.Br. - Mallee Fringe-lily. - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales
# ''Thysanotus brachiatus
''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 ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 as ''Ornithogalum dichotomum''. In 1810, Robert Brown transferred it to the genus, ''Thysanotus ...
'' (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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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
''Thysanotus scaber'' is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with tall stems accompanied with a cluster of foliage underneath. This plant is endemic to the Southwest Australia. The flowers of this plant are bright mauve and there are 3 petals ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' 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
''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 ...
'' 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 northward i ...
'' (Labill.) R.Br. - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus tuberosus
''Thysanotus tuberosus'', known as the common fringe-lily is a perennial herb which is endemic to Australia. The species name ''tuberosus'' refers to the crisp tasting edible root.
The leaves are linear in shape, and round at cross section tow ...
'' R.Br. - Common Fringe-lily - New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria
#''Thysanotus unicupensis
''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 ...
'' Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & Conran - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus vernalis
''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 ...
'' Brittan - Western Australia
# ''Thysanotus virgatus
''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 ...
'' Brittan - New South Wales
# '' Thysanotus wangariensis'' Brittan - South Australia
See also
* List of plants known as lily
References
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Asparagaceae genera
Lomandroideae