Johnsonia (plant)

Johnsonia
Johnsonia pubescens in Lesueur National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Johnsonia
R.Br.[1]
Type species
Johnsonia lupulina

Johnsonia is a genus composed of five species of herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, all of which are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. They are grass-like plants with minute flowers surrounded by bracts which are often tinged with white, pink or cream.

  1. ^ "Johnsonia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.