Thysanotus patersonii

Plants with twining stems, usually many-branched, prostrate or climbing to c. 1 m high, stems quadrangular in section. Roots with plump tubers 2–5 cm long, sessile or almost so. Leaves basal, 1–2, linear-filiform, erect, 10–20 cm long, 1–2 mm wide, infrequently produced. Inflorescence a sparse panicle or flowers solitary and terminal on branches; flowers purple; perianth segments spreading, 8–11 mm long, fringe on petals 0.5–1 mm long; stamens equal, shorter than the perianth segments. Seeds c. 1 mm diam. Flowers Aug.–Nov.