David John Bedford

Australian botanist.

David John Bedford (born 1952), is an Australian botanist and plant taxonomist who worked as a scientific executive officer and botanist at the National Herbarium of New South Wales. He is notable for his revisions of the genus Xanthorrhoea as well as many new species such as Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya. The standard author abbreviation D.J.Bedford is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. From an early age he had an interest in Australian flora and fauna, which led to him studying both botany and zoology at the main St Lucia campus of the University of Queens

Abbreviations: D.J.Bedford
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: Australia
Dates: 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 17 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 17 plants, 0 fungi

17 plants attributed to17 plants:

Xanthorrhoea glauca (Blue Grasstree) D.J.Bedford 1986
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea glauca is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, widespread in eastern Australia. The trunk can grow in excess of 5 metres tall, and may have many branches. It is occasionally seen in large communities in nutrient rich soils. The leaves are a grey or bluish glaucous green. Two sub-species are recognised; subspecies angustifolia and glauca.
Xanthorrhoea fulva (Swamp Grasstree) (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea fulva is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of Xanthorrhoea resinosa, but reclassified as a species in its own right in 1986. Unlike some other grasstrees, it lacks a trunk, and instead grows from one or more underground stems. The leaves are blue-green or blue-grey and depressed in cross section. It flowers from August to October. Xanthorrhoea fulva grows in wet sandy areas from Wyong on the New South Wales Central Coast north to around Rockhampton in Queensland.
Xanthorrhoea malacophylla (Soft-leaved Grasstree) D.J.Bedford 1986
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea malacophylla is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia. Mature plants form a single or branched trunk that ranges between 2 and 6 metres in height. The grass-like leaves, which are usually around 3 mm wide, are distinguished from other species by their softness and sponginess. The flowers appear between May and September in scapes that are between 1.3 and 1.8 metres long. The species was first formally described in 1986 based on plant material collected in 1964 from Queens Lake State Forest near the town of Kew, Australia. It
Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya D.J.Bedford 1985
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea latifolia (Coastal Grasstree) (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford 1986
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea latifolia is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. Usually found growing in sandy or gravelly soil in the coastal regions of eastern Australia north from Wyong, New South Wales up to Cairns Queensland. The trunk of this grass tree is either absent or can grow over 3.5 metres high.
Xanthorrhoea caespitosa (Sand-heath Grasstree) D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea caespitosa, commonly known as sand-heath grasstree, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to south-eastern Australia. The perennial grass tree is found in the south east of South Australia and western Victoria where it is considered vulnerable.
Xanthorrhoea arenaria D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea arenaria, commonly known as the sandy grasstree, is a species of grasstree endemic to Tasmania, Australia.
Xanthorrhoea platyphylla (Baarl) D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea platyphylla is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea concava (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea concava is a species of grasstree native to New South Wales, Australia.
Xanthorrhoea acaulis (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford 1986
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Xanthorrhoea acaulis is a species of grasstree native to New South Wales, Australia.
Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana (Tate's Grass-tree) (F.Muell.) D.J.Bedford 1986
plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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Xanthorrhoea minor ssp. lutea (Small Grass-tree) D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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Xanthorrhoea latifolia ssp. maxima D.J.Bedford 1986
plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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Xanthorrhoea latifolia ssp. latifolia (Coastal Grasstree) (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford
plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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Xanthorrhoea glauca ssp. glauca D.J.Bedford
plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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Xanthorrhoea glauca ssp. angustifolia D.J.Bedford 1986
plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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Xanthorrhoea brunonis ssp. semibarbata D.J.Bedford 1986
perennial plant subspecies in the asphodelaceae family
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