Bulbinella elata P.L.Perry

Plants up to 1 m tall. Roots fascicled, several thickened, up to 180 mm long, 2.5-3.0 mm in diameter, slightly more thickened near stem, orange, with some old shrivelled remains and separate thin absorptive roots. Stem disc solid, 10 mm in diameter, orange. Fibrous sheathing neck usually ±40 mm long but up to 80 mm; fibres thin, loose, straight, becoming somewhat reticulate towards inside. Leaves 6-8, of varying sizes, forming a rosette, outer spreading and inner suberect, bases expanded to form a sheath, up to 80 mm long; lamina ensiform, up to 450 x 70 mm, gradually tapering, inner leaves shorter and narrower, not canaliculate, thinly coriaceous with parallel veins prominent and close together, bright yellowish green, glabrous; margin entire to very minutely ciliate. Raceme cylindrical, up to 400 mm long in flower and fruit, 30 mm wide, with 200-500 flowers; peduncle up to 800 mm long, 7 mm in diameter, terete; bracts 6 mm long, broad-based, lanceolate, attenuate, colourless, with a faint brown midrib. Flowers stellate, 10 mm in diameter, faintly scented; pedicels up to 15 mm long but usually shorter, whitish in flower, reddish in fruit. Tepals subequal, cream-coloured or bright yellow, outer somewhat recurved, inner patent, oblong, 4.5 x 2 mm. Filaments filiform, apiculate, inner 4 mm long, outer 3 mm long. Ovary globose, 1.25 mm long and wide, pale green to yellow; style cylindrical, 1.75-2.0 mm long, off-white. Capsule subglobose, up to 4.5 mm long, 4 mm wide, chestnut-brown. Seed up to 4.5 mm long, 3 mm wide, greyish black, wings not obvious.