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Thysanotus exiliflorus F.Muell.

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.South Australia 4:112 (1882)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Caespitose perennial, herb (with tuberous roots), to 0.2 m high. Fl. purple, Aug to Oct. Deep red sand. Dune slopes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 July 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Central, Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Shield.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
East Pilbara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies.