Thysanotus exfimbriatus

Thysanotus exfimbriatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Lomandroideae
Genus: Thysanotus
Species:
T. exfimbriatus
Binomial name
Thysanotus exfimbriatus
Sirisena, Conran & T.D.Macfarl.
Synonyms
  • Murchisonia volubilis Brittan
  • Thysanotus patersonii var. exfimbriatus J.M.Black nom. inval. p.p.
  • Thysanotus exiliflorus auct. non F.Muell.: Black, J.M. (1922)

Thysanotus exfimbriatus is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family, and is endemic to western parts of Australia. It is a distinctive, lily-like, leafless twiner with purple flowers arranged singly or in pairs, lance-shaped sepals, egg-shaped petals that unlike others in the genus lack a fringe, and a spherical to cylindrical ovary.

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