Thysanotus multiflorus
R. Br.
Many-flowered fringed lily
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber, Root
The tubers and roots are edible.
Where to Find It
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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How to Identify
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.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Thysanotus multiflorus, commonly known as many-flowered fringe lily, is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tufted perennial herb, with linear to lance-shaped leaves, and usually a single umbel of four to 60 purple flowers with linear to lance-shaped sepals, elliptic, fringed petals and three stamens.
Notes
There are about 50 Thysanotus species mostly in Australia. Also put in the family Laxmanniaceae.
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