Rootstock small; roots hirsute, tuberous; tubers ellipsoidal, 2-3 cm long, 3-4 cm from stock. Leaves annual, 1-5, ±terete to somewhat channelled, 15-60 cm long, often with basal purple coloration. Inflorescence paniculate, pyramidal, 14-64 cm long; umbels 1-5-flowered; pedicels 6-14 mm long, articulated near base, elongating and nodding in fruit. Perianth segments 7-14 mm long. Sepals oblong-lanceolate, l.5-2 mm wide, shortly mucronate. Petals elliptic, 3.5-6 mm wide; fimbriae 2-3 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers twisted, 3 outer 2.5-5 mm long, 3 inner 3.8-9 mm long and curved. Style 4-7 mm long. Seeds subcylindrical, c. l.5 mm long, 1 mm diam.; aril reddish orange.
Grows in Jarrah-Marri (Eucalyptus marginata-E. calophylla ) and Wandoo (E. wandoo ) forest and woodland, usually in areas with annual rainfall greater than 380 mm, usually in sandy laterite to sandy loam, and infrequently in pure sand.
Home