Hastingsia

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.

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

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. 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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