Asparagaceae Thysanotus patersonii Wildflowershttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/asparagaceae/thysanotus/patersonii/rss/asparagaceae/thysanotus/patersoniiA wildflower is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Use this database to help you find and identify Australia's abundant Wildflowers.en-auCopyright 2001 - 2024 I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd1440https://cdn.exploroz.com/exploroz/images/logo.pngExplorOz Logohttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/asparagaceae/thysanotus/patersonii/rss/asparagaceae/thysanotus/patersoniiTwining Fringe Lilyhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/628+twining-fringe-lilyhttps://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/628+twining-fringe-lily<a href="https://www.exploroz.com/wildflowers/628+twining-fringe-lily"><img src="https://cdn.exploroz.com/images/GalleryTag_W628__TN130.jpg" border="0" align="left" hspace="5" /></a> Twining or prostrate herb; roots tuberous, tubers ellipsoid, c. 1–5 cm long, sessile or shortly stalked from a small rootstock. Leaves annual, 1 or 2, produced infrequently, terete, 10–20 cm long. Flowering stems annual, 1 or occasionally 2, terete, ± hirsute at base, becoming 4-angled and glabrous above, 10–100 cm long; branches usually many, simple to many times dichotomously branched. Flowers single on branches; bracteate, pedicels 1–5 mm long, articulate very close to base. Tepals 5–10.5 mm long; outer tepals 2–3 mm wide; inner tepals 3–6 mm wide including fimbriae to c. 1 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers all straight, not twisted, ± equal, 2–6 mm long, dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Style 3–4 mm long. <br /> Family: Asparagaceae &nbsp; Genus: Thysanotus &nbsp; Species: patersonii &nbsp; Main Flower Colour: Purple<br />Stephen L (Clare) SAWed, 19 Nov 2014 05:38:00 GMT