Lyginia

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image = Lyginia barbata (female) - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg

|image_caption = Lyginia barbata (female)

|taxon = Lyginia

|authority = R.Br.

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Lyginia is a genus of three rhizomatous plant species all endemic to South Western Australia. They tend to grow in dry, sandy areas.{{cite web|title=Lyginia|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Anarthriaceae/Lyginia/|publisher=The Plant List|accessdate=30 November 2013}}

''Lyginia barbata''

File:Lyginia barbata (female) - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg

Lyginia barbata is a perennial herb found near Perth, Albany, and Esperance.{{cite web|title=Lyginia barbata R.Br.|url=http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1097|publisher=FloraBase|accessdate=30 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064900/http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1097|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}

''Lyginia excelsa''

Lyginia excelsa is a Priority One herb found in a few small populations across Western Australia.{{cite web|title=Lyginia excelsa B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson|url=http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/19245|publisher=FloraBase|accessdate=30 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406072007/https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/19245|archive-date=6 April 2016|url-status=dead}}

''Lyginia imberbis''

Lyginia imberbis is another perennial herb found all across Southwest Australia.{{cite web|title=Lyginia imberbis R.Br.|url=http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18049|publisher=FloraBase|accessdate=30 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203064513/http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18049|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}

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