Haemodorum distichophyllum
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| 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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| 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]