Hesperantha hygrophila Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Plants 150-750 mm high. Corm ± obovoid, ± 10-12 mm diam.; tunics dark brown, imbricate, splitting into short spines above and into truncate sections below. Stem simple or 1-branched from near base. Leaves mostly 4, lower 2 basal, third inserted on lower part of stem, uppermost reduced, usually entirely sheathing, lower leaves ± linear, reaching ± to base or middle of spike, mostly 2-5 mm wide, main vein and margins thickened, raised and winged, secondary veins clearly visible. Spike ± straight, mostly 3-to 6-flowered; bracts pale green, outer 9.5-15.5 mm long, inner slightly shorter. Flowers diurnal, white, occasionally pale pink, unscented; perianth tube funnel-shaped, expanded in upper half, 5-7 mm long; tepals subequal, spreading, (9-)12-16 x 5.0-7.0 mm. Filaments 2-3 mm long; anthers 5-10 mm long, creamy white; pollen ± white. Style branches 8-9 mm long, exceeding anthers by ± 1.8 mm in closed flower.