Chamaescilla corymbosa (R.Br.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Plant less than 2 cm wide at base of tufts. Tubers 0.6-10 cm long. Leaves fewer than 10 per shoot, 5-25 cm long, margins smooth, papillose or ciliate. Inflorescence corymbose-paniculate, 5-40 cm tall; bracts ovate-triangular to narrowly ovate, to 13 mm long; pedicels 2-15 mm long. Perianth segments ±broadly elliptic, 5-11 mm long, white, pink or blue. Filaments 2-4.5 mm long; anthers 0.6-2 mm long. Ovary 0.75-2 mm long; ovules 4-12 per locule; style 1.5-5.5 mm long. Capsule ±obovoid-cordiform, to c. 8 mm long. Seed 1.4-2 mm long.

It is a temperate plant. It grows in damp sandy or peaty soils. It is often in heath or under light forest cover. It is resistant to frost but affected by drought. In Tasmania it grows from sea level to 200 m altitude.

The tubers are eaten raw or cooked.

Plants can be grown by division of the tubers or by seed.