Citation: Brittan, sp. nov.

Synonymy: Thysanotus patersonii R. Br. var. exfimbriatus J. Black, Fl .S. Aust. 191 (1943), nom. invalid.; T. exiliflorus sensu J. Black, Fl. S. Aust. 108 (1922), non F. Muell.

Common name: None

Description:
Perennial, tuberous rooted; stem usually 1, produced annually, terete, to c. 1 m tall, twining around vegetation or, in the absence of such support, trailing along the ground; branches many, unbranched, 3-5 cm long, terminating typically in 2 flowers, occasionally 1; leaves produced infrequently, in the absence of a stem, 1 or 2, radical, linear, terete, c. 10 cm long.

Bracts 2, c. 2 mm long, opposite, pedicels 3-4 mm long; perianth-segments 2-3.5 mm long, with a green midrib and white margins; outer 3 lanceolate, with narrow margins, mucronate; inner 3 obovate, with broad margins; stamens 6; anthers light- to dark-green, straight, equal in length to the filaments, dehiscing by full-length longitudinal slits.

Capsule cylindrical, perianth parts persisting, non-twisted, typically spreading from the base of the capsule.

Distribution:    W.Aust. (Carnarvon and Warburton regions); N.T. (Hermannsburg district). Conservation status: native Flowering time: July — Sept.

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

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: Holotype: East of "C 50" kilometre peg on NW Coastal Highway, W. Aust., 17 Aug. 1984, N.H. Brittan 84 33 (PERTH). A Thysanotus patersonii R. Br. pedunculis longioribus, c. 3-5 cm longis, umbellis bi- vel unifloribus, floribus parvioribus, exfimbriatis, filamentis staminum perianthii adnatis, differt.

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