Thysanotus sabulosus Brittan

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Thysanotus

Characteristics

Rootstock ±cylindrical, c. 5 mm diam.; roots fibrous. Leaves apparently perennial, c. 12, outermost bract-like, innermost terete, 4-5 cm long, 1 mm wide. Inflorescence paniculate, c. 20 cm long; scape densely shortly hairy at base, glabrous above; umbels 1-3-flowered; pedicels 3-6 mm long, articulated ±medianly. Perianth segments 10-12 mm long. Sepals narrowly elliptic, 1.5-2 mm wide. Petals ovate-elliptic, c. 6 mm wide; fimbriae 3 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers twisted, 3 outer 4 mm long, 3 inner 5 mm long and slightly curved. Style 5-6 mm long. Seeds ±cylindrical, 1.5 mm long, 1 mm diam.; aril stalked, yellow to orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in mallee eucalypt sandplain vegetation in deep yellow sands.
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Distribution

Thysanotus sabulosus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:542228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000748888
COL ID 7BZ8Q
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Synonyms

Thysanotus sabulosus