Ixia confusa (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Plants (150-)250-500 mm high, stem simple or 1-branched, with short scale ± 1 mm long, inserted 25-40 mm below base of spike, sheathed basally by green, leathery to firm, dry cataphylls. Corm 8-10 mm diam., tunics of fine, soft fibres sometimes extending upward in a weakly developed collar. Leaves (2)3(4), lower (1)2 or 3 with linear to narrowly sword-shaped blades, ± 1/3 as long to reaching top of stem, 1.5-4.0 mm wide, upper leaf largely sheathing, with short free blade. Spike slightly flexuose, (2-)5-9(-12)-flowered; bracts membranous, becoming dry from tips, 4-5 mm long, outer 1-or 3-veined, irregularly 2-3(-5)-lobed or shortly toothed, inner often slightly longer than outer, 2-veined and 2-toothed. Flowers rotate, upright, pink to light red-purple, rose-scented; perianth tube filiform, 3-4 mm long; tepals spreading, ± ovate, mostly 12-15 xx 6-7 mm. Stamens symmetrically arranged, erect; filaments inserted at mouth of tube, filiform, 1.0-2.8 mm long; anthers oblong, 2.0-2.3 mm long, yellow, thecae acute and recurved at base, usually dehiscing longitudinally from base almost to apex. Style dividing at or up to middle of filaments, style branches 1.5-2.0 mm long, falcate, tubular with expanded ciliate, stigmatic tips, sometimes shortly forked apically. Flowering time: mostly Jul.-early Dec.