Thysanotus multiflorus R.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

Rootstock small, enclosed by old leaf bases; roots fibrous. Leaves perennial, 3-30, linear to narrowly lanceolate, flat to ±channelled, 7-57 cm long, 2-5 mm wide. Inflorescence a single, terminal 4-60-flowered umbel, occasionally a second umbel 5-10 cm below; scape 7-70 cm long; pedicels 6-28 mm long, articulated below middle. Perianth segments 7-17 mm long. Sepals linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 2-2.5 mm wide. Petals elliptic, 6-8 mm wide; fimbriae 3.5-5 mm long. Stamens 3; anthers 5 mm long, curved; filaments equal. Style curved, c. 6 mm long, declinate in opposite direction to anthers. Seeds ±cylindrical, 2 mm long, 1.5 mm diam.; aril stalked, yellow.
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A lily which forms a clump. It grows 15-30 cm high. It spreads 10-20 cm wide. The leaves are erect and tubular. The flowering stems are slender. They bear clusters of fringed pale or mauve flowers. The flowers have 3 petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.28
Root system fibrous-root
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in coastal banksia scrub forest in white sand, in Jarrah-Marri (Eucalyptus marginata-E. calophylla ) forest in lateritic soils, and in E. staeri low forest in dark, humus-rich, sandy soils.
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It is native to Western Australia. It grows in temperate and semi-arid regions. It needs well drained soil. It needs full sun. It can stand light frost.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

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Edible roots tubers
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Images

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Distribution

Thysanotus multiflorus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542216-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749206
COL ID 56TX9
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Synonyms

Chlamysporum multiflorum Thysanotus brevipes Thysanotus proliferus Thysanotus multiflorus Thysanotus multiflorus var. prolifer