Botanical name

Geissorhiza similis

Family

Iridaceae

Description

Cormous geophyte up to 35cm. Leaves linear, margins and midrib moderately thickened, 1-2mm wide. Flowers in 3-8 flowered spike, white, outer tepals often flushed with pink outside; perianth tube about 2.5mm long, tepals spreading; bracts green, often translucent above.

Habitat

Sandy slopes and flats

Flower Date

August to October