Botanical name

Geissorhiza tenella

Family

Iridaceae

Status

Near Threatened

Geissorhiza tenella
Geissorhiza tenella
Geissorhiza tenella
Geissorhiza tenella
Geissorhiza tenella
Geissorhiza tenella

Description

Cormous geophyte up to 30cm. Stems sticky. Leaves sticky, linear, margins raised into wings, H-shaped in cross section, about 5mm wide, shorter than the stem. Flowers usually in 2-5 flowered spike, white to pale pink with a pink-veined reverse; perianth tube cylindrical, 20-50mm long; bracts green.

Habitat

Sandy flats and dunes

Flower Date

October to November, mostly after fire

Threatened plant Species
Identification

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