Botanical name

Geissorhiza imbricata subsp. imbricata

Family

Iridaceae

Synonym (old name)

Geissorhiza wrightii

Status

Near Threatened

Description

Cormous geophyte up to 30cm. Leaves several, ribbed, sword-shaped to linear. Flowers white to yellow often reddish on the outside and sometimes darker in the centre; bracts green often becoming dry above.

Habitat

Damp sandy flats, marshes and streamsides

Flower Date

August to November

Threatened plant Species
Identification

CR    Critically Endangered 
EN  Endangered  
VU  Vulnerable
NT   Near Threatened 
R Rare