Hensmania turbinata
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| Hensmania turbinata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
| Genus: | Hensmania |
| Species: | H. turbinata |
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| Hensmania turbinata | |
Hensmania turbinata is a species of herb in the family Asphodelaceae, first described in by Stephan Endlicher as Xerotes turbinata,[1][2] and transferred to the genus, Hensmania, in 1903 by William Vincent Fitzgerald.[1][3]
This is a tufted herb where the major photosynthesis occurs in the stems.[4] It flowers from November to January and fruits from December to February.[5]
It is found between Serpentine and Cataby, in south-western Western Australia, growing on deep sandy soil in banksia woodland.[5]
