Thysanotus fractiflexus Brittan

Rhizome c. 8-10 mm diam.; roots fibrous. Leaves present only in young plants. Stems perennial, zigzag, occasionally ±straight in older specimens, to 30 cm long, ridged, with short stiff hairs on ridges. Umbels 2-or 3-flowered; pedicels 7 mm long, articulated near base. Perianth segments 10-11 mm long. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, 2-2.5 mm wide. Petals ±circular in outline, 5 mm diam.; fimbriae to 3.5 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers twisted, 3 outer 4 mm long, 3 inner 6 mm long and curved. Style c. 6 mm long. Seeds subcylindrical, 1.5 mm long, 1 mm diam.; aril shortly stalked, orange.

Grows in varied habitats from open heath to mallee eucalypt woodland, in lateritic gravel to sandy loam.