Botanical name

Geissorhiza hispidula

Family

Iridaceae
Geissorhiza hispidula
Geissorhiza hispidula
Geissorhiza hispidula

Description

Cormous geophyte up to 25cm. Leaves linear, often hairy, about 2mm wide, sticky, margins and midrib heavily thickened, forming two narrow grooves on each surface. Flowers in 2-5 flowered spike, cream or white, often flushed red on the outside; perianth tube about 4mm long, tepals spreading; bracts sticky, green, often with reddish margins.

Latin: hispidus = hairy, bristly; -ulus = diminutive; referring to the hairiness of the leaves.

Habitat

Sandy flats and mountain slopes

Flower Date

August to September mostly after fire