Thysanotus wangariensis

Thysanotus wangariensis is a perennial herb with a small rhizome 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) in diameter and fibrous roots. It has a few leaves 50–70 mm (2.0–2.8 in) long that wither before flowering. There are several branched, ridged, perennial stems 200–500 mm (7.9–19.7 in) long with hairs on the ridges. The flowers are borne in umbels with up to three flowers, each flower on a pedicel 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long. The perianth segments are 11–12.5 mm (0.43–0.49 in) long, the sepal linear, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long. The petals are purple, elliptic, about 4 mm (0.16 in) wide with a fringe 3.0–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) long. There are six stamens with twisted anthers, the outer 3 anthers about 3 mm (0.12 in) long, the inner ones 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and curved, and the style is 10 mm (0.39 in) long. The seeds are elliptic, 2 mm (0.079 in) long and 1.5 mm (0.059 in) in diameter with a yellow aril.

Eyre Peninsula fringe-lily grows in low, heath vegetation in sandy loamy soil, between Wangary and Port Lincoln in the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

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