Ixia mollis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Plants 200-350 mm high. Corm subglobose, bearing 1-few sessile basal cormlets and rarely a short, filiform stolon; tunics of medium-textured, netted fibres. Stem slender-filiform, with 4 to 6 loosely twisted, filiform branchlets up to 35 mm long, spreading at right angles to main axis, subtended by minute, acute bracts and prophylls ± 1 mm long. Leaves 3(4), lower 2(3) sword-shaped to linear, 4-9 mm wide, margins hardly thickened, usually ± 1/2 as long as stem, uppermost leaf sheathing stem. Main spike 2-to 4-flowered, lateral spikes 1-to 3-flowered; bracts translucent light brown, outer with 3 dark veins, mostly 5-6 mm long, inner as long or slightly longer than outer, with 2 dark veins, forked at apex. Flowers nodding, white or pale blue with white to greenish cup, evidently unscented; perianth tube funnel-shaped or with upper part somewhat urn-shaped, 7-9 mm long; tepals subequal, ± 14 x 3.5-4.5 mm, proximal 3-4 mm forming part of floral cup, spreading distally. Filaments 2.5-3.0 mm long, included, inserted 3-4 mm above base of tube; anthers ± 2.5 mm long, half included in tube. Style dividing opposite middle of anthers, branches ± 1 mm long, extending between anthers.