Ixia monticola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Plants mostly 80-250 mm high, sheathed at base by pale brown cataphylls. Corm ± 6 mm diam.: tunics rust-brown, submembranous, not accumulating. Stem usually simple or 1(2)-branched, branches thread-like, suberect, often slightly twisted, 10-15 mm long, subtended by obscure, membranous bracts and prophylls ± 1 mm long. Leaves 2 or 3(4), lower 1 or 2(3) narrowly sword-shaped to linear, 1/2 as long to ± as long as stem, mostly 2.5-4.5 mm wide, uppermost leaf mostly sheathing but with a free unifacial tip. Main spike erect, slightly flexuose, 2-or 3-flowered, lateral spikes 1-or 2-flowered; bracts 5-6 mm long, membranous or becoming dry, flushed red-purple, outer bract shortly 3-cusped, inner forked apically. Flowers pink, yellow in throat, presence of scent unknown; perianth tube narrowly funnel-shaped, ± 10 mm long; tepals subequal, 12-17 x 6-7 mm. Filaments ± 6 mm long, exserted 2-3 mm from tube; anthers 3.5-4.0 mm long, yellow. Style dividing between base and middle of anthers, branches ± 1 mm long.