Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 276 (1810).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Small vanilla-lily .

Description:
Tuber oblong, close to the rootstock; stem slender, erect, less than 30 cm high; leaves to 10 (rarely to 20) cm long and 2-3 (rarely to 5) mm broad, linear or sublinear.

Inflorescence a raceme or 1- (rarely few-) branched panicle often with large leaf-like bracts below the branches; flowers usually solitary (less often paired) in the axil of each bract, drooping, purple, scented, 4-5 mm long, on slender pedicels 6-10 mm long; filament nearly twice as long as the anther, bearded in the upper part, anther without appendages.

Capsule erect.

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 181.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: GT, FR, EA, EP, NL, MU, YP, SE.   All States except W.Aust. and N.T. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Sept. — Oct.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: Specimens from the northern part of its range in S.Aust. are larger, more branched and more often have paired flowers than in the SE.

Author: Not yet available