Xerolirion

Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.^[1][2][3] The only known species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's asparagus, from Western Australia .^[4][5]

Basil's asparagus
Xerolirion divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Xerolirion A.S.George
Species:	X. divaricata
Binomial name
Xerolirion divaricata A.S.George

Both genus and species were first described by Alex George in 1986.^[6]