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Thysanotus asper, commonly known as hairy fringe lily, is a species of flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a clumping perennial herb with a small rootstock, stiff linear leaves, and umbels of purple flowers with elliptic, fringed petals, linear sepals, six stamens and a curved style.
This species of Thysanotus grows in yellow or calcareous sand in a wide range of habitats, including sandplain and jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) - marri (E. calophylla) forest in the Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
Fringe Lilies · Thysanotus acerosifolius · Thysanotus anceps · Thysanotus arbuscula · Thysanotus arenarius · Thysanotus banksii · Mallee Fringe Lily · Thysanotus brachiatus · Thysanotus brachyantherus · Thysanotus brevifolius · Chinese Fringe Lily · Thysanotus cymosus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thysanotus asper by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
