Hemerocallidaceae Hemerocallidaceae

Hemerocallidaceae - Definition and Overview

Hemerocallidaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family: Hemerocallidaceae
Genera

Agrostocrinum
Dianella
Eccremis
Hemerocallis
Phormium
Simethis
Stypandra
Thelionema
Xeronema


Hemerocallidaceae are a family of flowering plants. The Hemerocallidaceae are monocots, and are part of order Asparagales. The Hemerocallidaceae are closely related to two other families of Asparagales, Xanthorrhoeaceae and Asphodelaceae, and the three familes are alternately grouped together as a single family (Xanthorrhoeaceae). The family includes two popular genera of garden plants, the daylilies (Hemerocallis) and New Zealand flax (Phormium).

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