Plants of the Castlemaine District
Twining Fringe-lily - native (Thysanotus patersonii)
Family: Asparagaceae. Formerly included in the Lily family.
Occurrence. A common bushland plant, but is easily overlooked when not in flower.
Recognise:
- it is a leafless climbing-twining plant
- it has three fringed petals and three narrow unfringed sepals.
Photos 1. The flowers have three broad fringed petals and three narrow sepals. St Arnaud. 2: Muckleford. 3: Smiths Reef.