Thysanotus manglesianus

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Thysanotus manglesianus, known as Mangles' fringed lily, is a flowering plant native to Western Australia. It is a twining, mostly leafless perennial with tuberous roots. Leaves are rare (usually one or two thin leaves). The stem is leafless, climbs around other plants, and can be quite long. Flowers are borne singly on short stalks and are purple with fringed petals; there are six stamens. It flowers from August to November, and the seeds are small and spherical with a pale aril. It was described in 1843 by Carl Sigismund Kunth from specimens collected by James Mangles and Gaudichaud-Beaupré; the name honours James Mangles. It grows in sand, loam, laterite or granite outcrops in sandplains, mallee and forest, and is widespread across Western Australian bioregions such as Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren and Yalgoo.