''Thysanotus'' is a
genus
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of
perennial
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herb
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s in the
family
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Asparagaceae
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, subfamily
Lomandroideae. They are mostly native to Australia with 45 of the 50 known species occurring in
Western Australia
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alone, although a few species range northward into
New Guinea
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and
Southeast Asia
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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.
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Species include:
# '' Thysanotus acerosifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus anceps'' Lindl. - Fringe-Lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus arbuscula'' Baker - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus arenarius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus asper'' Lindl. - Hairy Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus banksii'' R.Br. - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New Guinea
# '' Thysanotus baueri'' 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'' Benth. - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Guinea, Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory
# '' Thysanotus cymosus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus dichotomus'' (Labill.) R.Br. - Branching Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus exiliflorus'' F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
# '' Thysanotus fastigiatus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus formosus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus fractiflexus'' Brittan South Australia (including Kangaroo Island)
# '' Thysanotus gageoides'' Diels - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus glaucifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus glaucus'' 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'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus manglesianus'' Kunth - Fringed Lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus multiflorus'' R.Br. - Many-flowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus newbeyi'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus nudicaulis'' Brittan - Western Australia, South Australia
# '' Thysanotus parviflorus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus patersonii'' R.Br. - Twining Fringe-lily - Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales
# '' Thysanotus pauciflorus'' R.Br.- Few-lowered Fringe-lily - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus pseudojunceus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus pyramidalis'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus ramulosus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus rectantherus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus sabulosus'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus scaber'' Endl. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus sparteus'' R.Br. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus speckii'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus spiniger'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus tenellus'' Endl. in J.G.C.Lehmann - Western Australia, South Australia
# '' Thysanotus tenuis'' Lindl. - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus teretifolius'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus thyrsoideus'' 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'' Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & Conran - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus vernalis'' Brittan - Western Australia
# '' Thysanotus virgatus'' Brittan - New South Wales
# '' Thysanotus wangariensis'' Brittan - South Australia
See also
* List of plants known as lily Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus ''Lilium'', with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals.
Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers ...
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Asparagaceae genera
Lomandroideae