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Photo of a cluster of stems. They are thick and woody and bear rosettes of narrow, pointed leaves. They look like a Yucca.

Photo of a cluster of stems. They are thick and woody and bear rosettes of narrow, pointed leaves. They look like a Yucca.

Here’s the sister Thurnia of S. America: Meet Prionium, a monotypic genus from S. Africa. It has amazing woody stems. It’s like an analog of Yucca but with tiny, non-showy flowers. #Thurniaceae This is P. serratum by Chris Vynbos CCBYSA4 via iNaturalist. #OddMonocot #Poales #Botany #PlantScience 🌾πŸ§ͺ

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Photo of a dense, green globose inflorescence and green, grassy leaves.

Photo of a dense, green globose inflorescence and green, grassy leaves.

#Thurniaceae (Poales) are a family of 2 genera & 4 spp. Thurnia is native to n. South America & Prionium is found in S. Africa. Crazy disjunction! This is Thurnia sphaerocephala by Olivier Fortune CCBYNC4 via iNaturalist (I'll post Prionium later). #TeamMonocot #OddMonocot #Botany #PlantScience 🌾πŸ§ͺ

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