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