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Fringe Lily
Thysanotus tuberosus
-29.4913, 153.358
Field Notes
Description:
The stalk is 40 or 50 cm long, with conspicuous slender basal leaves 10-20 cm long.
There are groups of 1 to 4 flowers at the ends of short branchlets. The mauve flowers have 3 broad fringed petals alternating with 3 narrower sepals, all 12-15 mm long. Each flower only opens for one day, but the plants keep flowering over weeks.
The name tuberosus comes from the crisp tuberous root which is edible.
Habitat:
The Common Fringe Lily is found in a variety of situations, from dry hillsides and open forest, to moist heath and woodlands.
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