''Thysanotus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

herb Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distingu ...

s in the

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Asparagaceae Asparagaceae (), known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, '' Asparagus officinalis''. This family includes both ...

, subfamily

Lomandroideae Lomandroideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, '' Lomandra''. The group has ...

. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in

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alone, although a few species range northward into

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and

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as far north as southern China.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 203, 异蕊草属 yi rui cao shu, ''Thysanotus'' R. Brown, Prodr. 282. 1810.
/ref> Species include: # '' Thysanotus acerosifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus anceps ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Lindl. - Fringe-Lily - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus arbuscula ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Baker - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus arenarius ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus asper'' Lindl. - Hairy Fringe-lily - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus banksii ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' R.Br. - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New Guinea # ''

Thysanotus baueri ''Thysanotus baueri'' commonly known as mallee fringe-lily, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae and grows in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. It is an upright perennial forb with purple fringed flower ...

'' R.Br. - Mallee Fringe-lily. - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales # '' Thysanotus brachiatus'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus brachyantherus'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus brevifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus chinensis ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Benth. - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory # ''

Thysanotus cymosus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward i ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus dichotomus ''Thysanotus dichotomus'' is a herb in the Asparagaceae family, endemic to Western Australia, and first described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière as ''Ornithogalum dichotomum''. In 1810, Robert Brown Robert Brown may refer to: Robert Brown (bo ...

'' (Labill.) R.Br. - Branching Fringe-lily - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus exiliflorus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory # ''

Thysanotus fastigiatus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward i ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus formosus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus fractiflexus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward i ...

'' Brittan South Australia (including Kangaroo Island) # ''

Thysanotus gageoides ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Diels - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus glaucifolius ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward i ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus glaucus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Endl. - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus gracilis'' R.Br. - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus isantherus'' R.Br. - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus juncifolius'' (Salisb.) J.H.Willis & Court - South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland # ''

Thysanotus lavanduliflorus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus manglesianus ''Thysanotus manglesianus'' is a herbaceous plant, herb in the Asparagaceae family, endemic to Western Australia, which was first described in 1843 by Carl Sigismund Kunth, from a specimen collected by James Mangles (Royal Navy officer), James M ...

'' Kunth - Fringed Lily - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus multiflorus ''Thysanotus multiflorus'', is a monoecious perennial flowering plant with long stems accompanied with a cluster of foliage underneath. This plant is endemic to the Southwest Australia. The flowers of the plant are bright mauve and there are 3 pe ...

'' R.Br. - Many-flowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus newbeyi'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus nudicaulis ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia, South Australia # ''

Thysanotus parviflorus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus patersonii ''Thysanotus patersonii'', the twining fringe-lily, is a climbing perennial herb which is endemic to Australia. Description Tuberous and leafless, growing to between 0.15 and 0.5 metres in height. They produce purple flowers between July and ...

'' R.Br. - Twining Fringe-lily - Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales # ''

Thysanotus pauciflorus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' R.Br.- Few-lowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus pseudojunceus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus pyramidalis ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus ramulosus'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus rectantherus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus sabulosus'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus scaber ''Thysanotus scaber'' is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with tall stems accompanied with a cluster of foliage underneath. This plant is endemic to the Southwest Australia. The flowers of this plant are bright mauve and there are 3 petals ...

'' Endl. - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus sparteus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' R.Br. - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus speckii ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus spiniger ''Thysanotus spiniger'' is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Asparagaceae that is endemic to Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, t ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus tenellus'' Endl. in J.G.C.Lehmann - Western Australia, South Australia # ''

Thysanotus tenuis ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Lindl. - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus teretifolius ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Brittan - Western Australia # ''

Thysanotus thyrsoideus ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Baker - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus triandrus'' (Labill.) R.Br. - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus tuberosus'' R.Br. - Common Fringe-lily - New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria #''

Thysanotus unicupensis ''Thysanotus'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in Western Australia alone, although a few species range northward in ...

'' Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & Conran - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus vernalis'' Brittan - Western Australia # '' Thysanotus virgatus'' Brittan - New South Wales # '' Thysanotus wangariensis'' Brittan - South Australia

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* * * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2031606 Asparagaceae genera Lomandroideae

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