Aristea fimbriata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Plants 200-350 mm high, forming rounded cushions. Stems compressed, winged below, angled above, mostly 2-or 3-branched, branches crowded near apex. Leaves linear to sword-shaped, 3-4 mm wide, slightly shorter than stems, firm-textured. Flower clusters 2 to 4, lateral clusters on short branches and mostly concealed by a subtending leafy bract, each 4-to 8-flowered; spathes dry and translucent with a narrow green or brown keel, margins closely fringed and rust-brown, 11-14 mm long, bracts entirely translucent, smaller than spathes. Flowers blue, on pedicels 2-3 mm long; tepals obovate, 15-20 x 8-9 mm. Filaments ± 5 mm long; anthers ± 3 mm long. Ovary 3-winged, 4-5 mm long; style ± 8 mm long, minutely 3-notched. Capsules oblong in outline, broadly 3-winged, 12-15 mm long. Seeds lamellate, up to 4 per locule, mature seeds not known.