Babiana crispa G.J.Lewis

Plants 60-130 mm high, including leaves. Stem underground, sheathed a thick collar of fibres, unbranched. Leaves sword-shaped to linear, often slightly twisted, up to 13 x 3-6 mm, scarcely pleated, hairy, margins crisped and undulate. Spike short, suberect, 2-to 4-flowered; bracts with brown attenuate tips, outer hairy in upper half, 28-30 mm long, inner ± as long, forked apically. Flowers zygomorphic, pale blue, lower lateral tepals with white median markings, acrid-scented; perianth tube funnel-shaped, 14-20 mm long; tepals unequal, dorsal 25-30 mm long, lower tepals 16-18 mm long, margins crisped. Stamens unilateral; filaments arched, 15 mm long; anthers 6-7 mm long. Ovary smooth; style dividing opposite anther apices, branches ± 4 mm long.