Hypoxis marginata R.Br.

Corms condensed, less than 1 cm long and wide; tunic ±fibrous. Roots fleshy-filamentous. Leaf lamina flat, channelled or complicate, subulate, 2.5-40 cm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, sparsely hairy. Inflorescence usually solitary, 4-15 cm long, usually 1-flowered; axis sparsely pubscent; pedicel 3-5 mm long; bracteoles usually 2, 3-6 mm long. Perianth lobes 5-8 mm long, bright yellow outside. Sepals abaxially sericeous. Petals glabrous. Stamens 3-4 mm long; filaments ±equal, 2-3 mm long; anthers 1.5-2.5 mm long, attached above middle. Style columnar, 2.5-3 mm long including cordate-ovate lobes 0.3-0.4 mm long; ovary 3-6 mm long, 2-locular, sparsely hairy. Capsule cylindrical, 12-16 mm long. Seeds ±ellipsoidal, c. 1.3-1.6 mm long, brown, papillose, dull.

It grows in seasonally flooded areas in NE Queensland in Australia. They grow close to the coast. It suits tropical and subtropical regions.

The roots are boiled and eaten.

Plants are grown from seed.