Thysanotus exiliflorus F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Thysanotus

Characteristics

Rootstock small; roots tuberous; tubers fusiform, c. 4-5 cm long, c. 6-10 cm from stock. Leaves c. 4-20, linear, 15-20 cm long, c. 1-1.5 mm wide, withering before flowering. Inflorescence paniculate, c. 15-19 cm long; umbels 1-or 2-flowered; pedicels c. 5 mm long, articulated ±medianly. Perianth segments c. 7-12 mm long. Sepals lanceolate, c. 3 mm wide at base, decreasing towards apex. Petals oblong-ovate, 3 mm wide; fimbriae c. 1 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers equal, 2.5-3 mm long. Style slightly curved. Seeds ±spherical, c. 2 mm diam.; aril not seen.
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A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows in tufts. It has tuberous roots. It grows 20 cm high. The flowers are purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Grows with Acacia aneura in sandy red earth and with Hakea leucoptera and Triodia pungens in sandy soils.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on deep red sands and dune slopes.
Dune slopes inland in deep red sandy soils.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
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Usage

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Edible roots tubers
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Thysanotus exiliflorus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542197-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749251
COL ID 56TWG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Thysanotus exiliflorus Chlamysporum exiliflorum