Dasypogon bromeliifolius R.Br.

Stems to 1 m high, simple, 3-10 mm diam. Leaves crowded on lower part of stem, to 55 cm long, 3-5 mm wide above broad base, tapering; margins irregularly scabrid. Scape terminal, with scattered leaf-like bracts becoming small and subulate towards apex, tomentose with coarse, reflexed, scabrid hairs. Inflorescence 2.5-3.5 cm diam.; floral bracts narrow, upturned and pungent at apex, some prominently enlarged and exserted. Perianth 8-9 mm long; sepals coarsely hirsute and scabrid outside. Stamens 15-16 mm long; anthers 2 mm long. Style and ovary 13-15 mm long.

Grows in sand in low woodland, especially on low-lying flats; also in coastal heath.