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Basil's asparagus
Xerolirion divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Xerolirion A.S.George
Species:	X. divaricata
Binomial name
Xerolirion divaricata A.S.George

Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The only known species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's asparagus, from Western Australia .

Both genus and species were first described by Alex George in 1986.

References

1. Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
2. "Xerolirion". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
3. "Genus: Xerolirion A. S. George". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
4. "Xerolirion divaricata". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
5. "Xerolirion divaricata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
6. George, A.S. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Appendix: Xerolirion. Flora of Australia 46: 229-230

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