title: Xerolirion
text: # Xerolirion
  
  Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The only known species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's asparagus, from Western Australia .
  
  Both genus and species were first described by Alex George in 1986.
  
  