Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus
Common name
Common Fringe Lily, Fringed Lily
Family
Asparagaceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, shrubland and heath, sometimes in damp situations. Widespread.
Notes
Perennial herb to 0.8 m tall, arising annually from a plump tuber. Flowering stems cylindrical, hairless, much-branched. Leaves basal, 20–60 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, linear, more or less cylindrical towards the tips, becoming channelled towards the bases and with narrow membranous wings at the base. Flowers mauve to pink, with 6 'petals' each 10–20 mm long. Flower clusters 1–8-flowered. Flowering: Sept.–Apr.
Family Anthericaceae in NSW.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Thysanotus~tuberosus (accessed 31 January 2021)
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