Phlebocarya pilosissima
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| Phlebocarya pilosissima | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Haemodoraceae |
| Genus: | Phlebocarya |
| Species: | P. pilosissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlebocarya pilosissima | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Phlebocarya ciliata var. pilosissima F.Muell. | |
Phlebocarya pilosissima is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family,[1] native to Western Australia.[3]
Phlebocarya pilosissima has flattened to terete leaves. The leaf blade is 14-35 cm by 0.6-2 mm.[4] Leaf surfaces can be smooth to densely covered with sharp rigid bristly hairs (and on the margins).[4] The flower heads vary from being about half as long to longer than the leaves.[4] The scape is hairy and the bracts have branched hairs along the margin, while the pedicels are densely hairy.[4] The style is trifid and there are three stigmas.[4]
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