Thysanotus fragrans (Brittan) Sirisena, Conran & T.D.Macfarl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Thysanotus

Characteristics

Tubers cylindrical, 3–10 cm long, 12–18 cm from rootstock. Leaves 6–16, 30–33 cm long. Inflorescence spicate; scape 12–14 cm long; umbels c. 5-flowered; pedicels 10 mm long, articulated c. 4–5 mm from base. Perianth segments lanceolate, c. 8–9 mm long. Sepals 2.5 mm wide. Petals 3 mm wide, fringed towards apex. Anthers 3 mm long; filaments flattened. Ovary subcylindrical; style c. 3 mm long. Capsule broadly cylindrical, 5 mm long. Seeds cylindrical, c. 2 mm long, 1 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in sandplain vegetation and low mallee eucalypt heath in yellow or gravelly sand.
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Distribution

Thysanotus fragrans world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77160729-1
WFO ID wfo-0001348037
COL ID 8X8C2
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Synonyms

Murchisonia fragrans Thysanotus fragrans