Thysanotus manglesianus
Common name: Mangles’ Fringed Lily
Thysanotus is from the Greek word thysanotos, meaning fringed. Manglesianus is named after James Mangles (1786 – 1867), Captain RN, naturalist and patron of botanical collecting.
Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia and nearby areas to the east and north.
The stems, up to 1 metre long, twine around vegetation or trail along the ground. The purple, fringed flowers are borne singly at the end of branches from August to November.
The plant dies back each year and new stems grow in autumn.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898215
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1338