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Johnsonia pubescens
Johnsonia pubescens, commonly called the pipe lily, is a grass-like plant in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, 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.
This species occurs between Eneabba and Serpentine in the Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions of Western Australia. It grows in white, grey, yellow or lateritic sand or limestone on flats, wet sites, coastal areas and roadsides.
Johnsonia pubescens responds well to cultivation. It can be propagated from seed and grows in full sun and most soils provided reasonable moisture is available.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Johnsonia pubescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
