Stypandra
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Stypandra is a small genus
of rhizomatous
perennials in the family family Xanthorrhoeaceae
, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. They are native to Australia
and New Caledonia
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennials in the family family Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription of the family has varied wildly....
, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. They are native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
.
Species include:
- Stypandra glaucaStypandra glaucaStypandra glauca is a species of rhizomatous perennials. The plant is widespread across southern areas of Australia, where it is informally known as the Nodding blue lily or Blind grass....
R.Br. (Nodding Blue Lily or Blind Grass) - Stypandra jamesii Hopper
- Stypandra grandis C.T.White