There are currently 12 accepted species of
Lilaeopsis. •
Lilaeopsis attenuata (Hook. & Arn.) Fernald — SE
Brazil, NE
Argentina to
Uruguay. •
Lilaeopsis brisbanica (A.R. Bean) —
Queensland. •
Lilaeopsis carolinensis (
J.M. Coult. & Rose), 'Carolina grasswort' –
southern U.S. &
Central America to Argentina. •
Lilaeopsis chinensis (L.) Kunzte, 'Eastern grasswort' — Eastern
Canada to SE
Texas. •
Lilaeopsis mauritiana (G. Petersen & Affolter) —
Madagascar and
Mauritius. •
Lilaeopsis minor (
A.W. Hill) Pérez-Mor., 'Microsword' (syn. with
L. brasiliensis) — SE Brazil to Argentina. •
Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae (Gand.) A.W. Hill —
Tasmania and
South Island, New Zealand. •
Lilaeopsis occidentalis (J.M. Coult. & Rose), 'Western grasswort' — widespread across the
Americas; from
Alaska,
Pacific NW and U.S.
West Coast to
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Perú,
Chile,
Falkland Islands. •
Lilaeopsis masonii – 'Mudflat quillplant' (former taxon—now synonymous with
L.occidentalis) •
Lilaeopsis polyantha (Gand.) H. Eichler, 'Creeping Crantzia' — SE Queensland,
Victoria,
South and
West Australia. •
Lilaeopsis ruthiana (Affolter) —
New Zealand. •
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana (Schltdl.) J.M. Coult. & Rose, 'Schaffner’s grasswort' —
Arizona,
Mexico, the
Caribbean, W South America. •
Lilaeopsis tenuis (A.W. Hill) — Southern Brazil. ==References==