Haemodorum laxum

Meaning of name:

Haemodorum is thought to be from the Greek words haima, meaning blood, and doron, meaning gift. Laxum is from the Latin word laxus, meaning wide, loose or open.

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia.

Description:

The leaves are approximately 30 centimetres long. The flower spike can be 1.4 metres tall. The black or brown flowers are produced in October and November.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Perth Plants, a field guide to the bushland and coastal flora of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891615

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1468