Bulbinella elegans Schltr. ex P.L.Perry

Plants up to 0.6 m tall. Roots many, fascicled, those directly below the stem disc swollen proximally, those from the sides basally wiiy with swollen ends up to 50 mm long, 5 mm in diameter, with laterals arising from swollen region. Fibrous sheathing neck up to 65 mm long, 17 mm in diameter, forming several layers, fibres tough, reticulate, sometimes becoming loose and untidy in upper and outer parts especially in older plants, light to dark brown. Leaves 3-25, erect, subequal, basal 50-70 mm completely sheathing, white, with green reticulate veins prominent when visible above fibrous neck; lamina narrowly linear, up to 300 x 3 mm, innermost somewhat narrower and shorter, dark green on both surfaces, somewhat fleshy to coriaceous; margin irregularly denticulate. Raceme compact, cylindrical, ±90 mm long, 25 mm wide, with 70-100 flowers; peduncle terete, up to 400 mm long, 4 mm in diameter, reddish green; bracts prominent in bud, up to 5 mm long, broadly lanceolate, attenuate, membranous, colourless with a reddish brown midrib. Flowers stellate, 7-8 mm in diameter; pedicels 7-8 mm long, colour dependent on flower colour. Tepals either lemon-yellow or pure white with a pinkish tinge, filaments, ovary and style the same colour as tepals. Filaments filiform, apiculate, 3.0-3.5 mm long. Ovary ovoid, 1.5 mm long, 1 mm wide; style cylindrical, ±2.75 mm long. Capsule ovoid, up to 5.5 mm long, 3.5 mm in diameter, shiny green becoming light fawn on drying. Seeds up to 4.5 mm long, greyish black, shiny, with a light brown, membranous extension widest at each end.