Haemodorum gracile T.D.Macfarl.

Plant 40-65 cm tall. Basal leaves 2-several; lamina terete, compressed or occasionally plano-convex, c. 1 mm diam. Inflorescence a small, compact or open corymb of few to numerous flowers, or up to several corymbs each distinct on a divergent major branch; flowers grouped 2-several together; bracteoles basally opaque in centre, red, upper part and margins relatively translucent, similarly coloured, the midvein apparent abaxially; upper bracteole acute, not reaching flower or reaching to ⅓ flower length. Flowers 4-7 mm long, red. Sepals usually equal to or occasionally a little shorter than petals, always more than ¾ as long. Stamens equal; anthers versatile, borne in upper ½-⅓ of flower, slightly shorter than or equal to petal tips, 1.5-2.5 mm long. Style at anthesis exserted from petals by up to 1.5 mm.

Grows in woodland in dry, sometimes rocky soil and in seasonally moist sites and creek banks.