Haemodorum distichophyllum

Haemodorum distichophyllum, also known as the Moorland Bloodroot, is a plant in the Haemodoraceae (blood root) family, native to Tasmania.[2] It was first described by William Jackson Hooker in 1852, from a specimen collected at Macquarie Harbour by Ronald Gunn in 1846.[3][1]

Haemodorum distichophyllum
Growing in Southwest National Park, Tasmania
Plate 866, Icones Plantarum.[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Genus: Haemodorum
Species:
H. distichophyllum
Binomial name
Haemodorum distichophyllum
Occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

It is a very low growing plant, growing to heights of 3 cm to 9.5 cm.[4] It is found in heath and button grass plains of western Tasmania at various altitudes.[4]

References

  1. Hooker, W.J. (1852). Icones Plantarum. Vol. 9. pp. t. 866.
  2. "Haemodorum distichophyllum Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. "Haemodorum distichophyllum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. T.D.Macfarlane. "Haemodorum distichophyllum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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