Thysanotus baueri

Mallee fringe-lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Thysanotus
Species:	T. baueri
Binomial name
Thysanotus baueri R.Br. [1]

Thysanotus baueri commonly known as mallee fringe-lily, ^[2] is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae and grows in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. It is an upright perennial forb with purple fringed flowers that are borne on a slender stem.

Description

Thysanotus baueri is an upright perennial with simple or branched stems arising from a narrow, tuberous bulb 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in) long. The 3-5 linear leaves are 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long and arranged around the base and more or less terete shaped. The flowers are terminal with three larger and three smaller purplish petals, larger petals have a fringe on the margins and six stamens. Flowering occurs from spring to early summer and the fruit is a rounded capsule about 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter containing numerous black seeds. ^{[2] [3]}

Taxonomy and naming

This species was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen . ^{[4] [5]} The specific epithet (baueri) was probably named after Ferdinand Bauer. ^[6]

Distribution and habitat

Mallee fringe-lily grows in woodlands and grasslands on sandy soils in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Thysanotus baueri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
2. McCune, S.; Hardin, D.W. "Thysanotus baueri". PlantNET-NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA ONLINE. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
3. Kutsche, Frank; Lay, Brendan; Croft, Tim; Kellermann, Jurgen (2013). Plants of Outback South Australia. Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia. p. 283. ISBN   9781922027603.
4. Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandia et Insulae Van Diemen. London. p. 283.
5. "Thysanotus baueri". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
6. George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 147. ISBN   9780958034197.