Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 278 (1810).

Derivation: Greek stype, tow; andros, a man; alluding to the woolly stamens.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Grass-lilies, stypandras.

Description:
Perennials with fibrous roots and blue or less often yellow to white flowers.

Perianth deciduous but not twisted, of 6 free spreading 5-nerved segments; all the 6 filaments with a dense woolly beard under the anther; ovary 3-celled, with several ovules in each cell; style undivided.

Capsule 3-valved; seeds smooth, ovoid, black.

Distribution:  4 Australian species.

Biology: No text

Key to Species:

1. Leaves basal, to 40 cm long	S. caespitosa 1.
1. Leaves distichous along the stem, to 20 cm long	S. glauca 2.

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