Mallee Fringe-lily

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©James Booth CC2.5, Peter Bire CC2.5

Thysanotus baueri

Tall blue lily with thin grass-like leaves to 13 cm long that are annual and wither after flowering. Simple or branched flowering stems to 30 cm long. Fine tuberous roots.

Details
Flora Type
Lilies, orchids
Distinctive Features

Three purple and three yellow twisted stamens.
Biology

Perennial. Grows in wooded areas and open plains.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Thysanotus
Species
baueri

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The clusters of white watery tubers were cooked and eaten by Aboriginal people.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to Rush Fringe-lily T. juncifolius but flowers have no stalks.
Native Status
Native