Haemodorum gracile explained
Haemodorum gracile is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Western Australia,[1] and was first described by Terry Desmond Macfarlane in 1987.[2] [3]
It is a bulbous perennial herb, growing from 0.4 to 0.65 m high, on sands and sandy clays in the west Kimberley region of Western Australia.[4] Its red/brown flowers are seen from August to November.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: Haemodorum gracile T.D.Macfarl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-01-24 . Plants of the World Online . en.
- Web site: Grazyna Paczkowska . 1994-06-22 . Haemodorum gracile T.Macfarlane . 2023-01-23 . FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora . Western Australian Herbarium.
- Macfarlane, T.D. . George, A.S.. 1987. Appendix: Haemodorum. Flora of Australia . 45. 464.
- T.D.Macfarlane. Haemodorum gracile . Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. 24 January 2023.