Botanical name

Trachyandra divaricata

Family

Asphodelaceae

Common Name

Tumbling Starlily, Kus Waaibossie
Trachyandra divaricata
Trachyandra divaricata
Trachyandra divaricata
Trachyandra divaricata
Trachyandra divaricata
Trachyandra divaricata

Description

Stout, tufted, rhizomatous perennial up to 1m. Many leaves, fleshy, quill-like, hairless, bright-green, each leaf wrapped with brown, papery sheaths at the base; bears many nodding, small white flowers in widely branching panicle; fruits hairless, about 10mm long.

Habitat

Sea dunes and sand flats

Flower Date

July to September