Thysanotus
Thysanotus is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, mostly native to Western Australia. Plants in the genus are perennial herbs with bisexual flowers arranged singly or in groups of up to 50, with 6 mauve or blue tepals and the fruit a capsule surrounded by the remains of the perianth.
Description
Plants in the genus Thysanotus are perennial herbs with fibrous roots or a tuber, and sometimes form a rhizome. The leaves are linear and arranged at the base of the plant, sometimes withered when the flowers open, or the plant is leafless. The flowers are arranged singly or in panicles or cymes of up to 50, the six tepals mauve or blue, the outer tepals with a membranous border and the inner tepals with a fringed edge. There are usually 6 stamens, the ovary usually with 2 ovules per locule, and the fruit a capsule in the remains of the perianth. The seeds are black with an aril.Taxonomy
The genus Thysanotus was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. The genus name Thysanotus means 'fringed', referring to the inner tepals.Species list
The following is a list of species of Thysanotus accepted by Plants of [the World Online] as at June 2025:Thysanotus acerosifolius Brittan Thysanotus admirabilis Jian Wang ter Thysanotus anceps Lindl. Thysanotus arbuscula Baker Thysanotus arenarius Brittan Thysanotus argillaceus T.D.Macfarl. & C.J.French Thysanotus asper Lindl. - hairy fringe-lily Thysanotus banksii R.Br. - Thysanotus baueri R.Br. - mallee fringe-lily Thysanotus brachiatus Brittan Thysanotus brachyantherus Brittan Thysanotus brevifolius Brittan Thysanotus chinensis Benth. Thysanotus cymosus Brittan Thysanotus dichotomus R.Br. - branching fringe-lily Thysanotus elatior R.Br. Thysanotus ellipsoideus T.D.Macfarl. & C.J.French Thysanotus exfimbriatus Sirisema, Conran & T.D.Macfarl. Thysanotus exiliflorus F.Muell. - desert fringed lily Thysanotus fastigiatus Brittan Thysanotus formosus Brittan Thysanotus fractiflexus Brittan – zig-zag fringe-lily Thysanotus fragrans Sirisena, Conran & T.D.Macfarl. Thysanotus gageoides Diels Thysanotus glaucifolius Brittan Thysanotus glaucus Endl. Thysanotus gracilis R.Br. Thysanotus isantherus R.Br. Thysanotus juncifolius J.H.Willis & Court - branching fringe lily Thysanotus kalbarriensis T.D.Macfarl., C.J.French & Conran – Kalbarri fringe lily Thysanotus lavanduliflorus Brittan Thysanotus manglesianus Kunth - Mangles' fringed lily Thysanotus multiflorus R.Br. - many-flowered fringe lily Thysanotus newbeyi Brittan Thysanotus nudicaulis Brittan Thysanotus parviflorus Brittan Thysanotus patersonii R.Br. - twining fringe-lily, Paterson's fringed lily Thysanotus pauciflorus R.Br. - few flowered fringe lily Thysanotus prospectus C.J.French & T.D.Macfarl. Thysanotus pseudojunceus Brittan Thysanotus pyramidalis Brittan Thysanotus racemoides Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & ConranThysanotus ramulosus Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus rectantherus Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus sabulosus Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus scaber Endl. - Western AustraliaThysanotus sparteus R.Br. - Western AustraliaThysanotus speckii Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus spiniger Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus tenellus Endl. - Western Australia, South AustraliaThysanotus tenuis Lindl. - Western AustraliaThysanotus teretifolius Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus thyrsoideus Baker - Western AustraliaThysanotus tibeticus H.P.Deng & Guang H.LiuThysanotus triandrus R.Br. - Western AustraliaThysanotus tuberosus R.Br. - common fringe-lily - New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria- Thysanotus unicupensis Sirisena, T.D.Macfarl. & Conran - Western AustraliaThysanotus vernalis Brittan - Western AustraliaThysanotus virgatus Brittan - New South WalesThysanotus wangariensis Brittan - South Australia