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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
| Genus: | Hensmania |
| Species: | H. turbinata
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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]
References
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- ^ a b "Hensmania turbinata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Endlicher, S.F.L. (1846). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). "Xerotideae". Plantae Preissianae. 2 (1): 51.
- ^ Fitzgerald, W.V. (1903). "Descriptions of some new species of West Australian Plants". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 28: 106. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.26349.
- ^ Grazyna Paczkowska (23 June 1994). "Hensmania turbinata (Endl.) W.Fitzg". FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b G.J.Keighery (20 February 2020). "Hensmania turbinata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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