Johnsonia teretifolia explained

Johnsonia teretifolia, common known as hooded lily, is a plant in the family Asphodelaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a rhizomatous, tufted, or grass-like perennial with white, pink or green flowers.

Description

Johnsonia teretifolia is a rhizomatous, tufted, perennial herb with grass-like leaves long and wide. The flowering scape is pink, with floral bracts long and wide. The perianth is long and purple, and the sepals and wider than the petals. The anthers are about long, and the style is about long. Flowering occurs from October to December and the fruit is a capsule long.[1]

Taxonomy and naming

Johnsonia teretifolia was first described in 1846 by Stephan Endlicher in Lehmann's "Plantae Preissianae".[2] [3] The specific epithet teretifolia means "terete-leaved".[4]

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs between Albany and the Stirling Range in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions of Western Australia where it grows in scree slopes and swamps.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keighery . Greg . Johnsonia teretifolia . Flora of Australia . 10 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Johnsonia teretifolia Lindl.. APNI. 10 November 2023.
  3. Endlicher . Stephan F.L. . Lehmann . Johann G.C. . Aphyllantheae. . Plantae Preissianae . 1846 . 2 . 1 . 41 . 10 November 2023.
  4. Book: . Botanical Latin. History, grammar, syntax, terminology and vocabulary . 1992 . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 4th. 511–512.