Laxmannia squarrosa is a species of Laxmannia, a genus of tufted perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae,[4] which is endemic to Western Australia.[5] From 0.03 to 0.1 m high, it grows on gravel and lateritic sand, and its white flowers may be seen from September to November.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Laxmannia |
| Species: | L. squarrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Laxmannia squarrosa | |
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Bartlingia sessilis (Lindl.) F.Muell. | |
References
edit- ^ "Laxmannia squarrosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Lindley, J. (1840), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: lvi.
- ^ Govaerts, R. et al. (2018) Plants of the world online: ''Laxmannia squarrosa. Archived 2023-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Laxmannia squarrosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.