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Thysanotus sparteus R.Br.
Leafless Fringed Lily

Reference
Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 283-284 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, leafless perennial, herb, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. purple, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. White or grey lateritic sand, clay, granite, sometimes damp.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 July 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Canning, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, York.