Hastingsia

rushlilies
Hastingsia alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hastingsia
S.Wats.

Hastingsia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae,[1] known generally as rushlilies. These are small perennial herbs endemic to serpentine soils of the Siskiyou-Klamath region in northern California and SW Oregon in the United States.[2][3] They reach heights between 25 and 90 centimeters and have long linear leaves and racemes of small white flowers.

Species:[2][4]

  1. Hastingsia alba (Durand) S.Watson - white rushlily - California and Oregon
  2. Hastingsia atropurpurea Becking - Oregon
  3. Hastingsia bracteosa S.Watson - largeflower rushlily - Oregon
  4. Hastingsia serpentinicola Becking - Klamath rushlily - California and Oregon

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 310, Hastingsia S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 14: 217, 242. 1879.

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