Hypoxis argentea var. argentea

Perennial herb, small, 70-100 mm high; growing singly. Rhizome: oblong, 20-30 mm x 10-15 mm. Leaves 4-7(-10), well developed at flowering, clasping at base to form a slender, false stem; blade linear, thick, 50-200 x 3-6 mm; not ribbed, veins flush with surface, 1 or 2 near each margin strongly thickened and raised on upper surface, straw-coloured; densely hairy on lower surface hairs long, mostly stellate, white, forming a silky-white layer on lower surface. Flowers: inflorescence 1-6 per plant, 1-5-flowered, corymbose, appearing with leaves, not overtopping leaves; pedicels 10-30 mm; perianth segments 5-9 x 2-3 mm, ovate-elliptic, yellow sometimes red-striped below. Aug.-Mar. Fruit a capsule, 3-5 x 2.5-3.0 mm.