Johnsonia pubescens | |
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In Lesueur National Park, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
Genus: | Johnsonia |
Species: | J. pubescens
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Binomial name | |
Johnsonia pubescens | |
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Johnsonia pubescens, commonly called the pipe lily,[2] is a grass-like plant in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae,[3] endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. As with others in the genus, it is distinguished by its minute flowers which are on the end of a spike and hidden by large, overlapping, papery bracts.