Trachyandra divaricata
Common name: Dune Onion Weed
Trachyandra is from the Greek words trachys, meaning rough, and andros, meaning male. Divaricata is from the Latin word divaricatus meaning spread asunder, widely spreading or forked.
Occurs in near-coastal parts of the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in near-coastal parts of south eastern Australia.
The strap-like leaves are up to 45 centimetres long by 5 millimetres wide. The flower spike is branched. The flowers are white with a green or purplish stripe and produced in September and October.
This species is originally from South Africa and is toxic to horses.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.
Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
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/taxon/apni/51737849
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1368