Common name:
Fringe Lily

Family name:
Liliaceae

Botanical name:
Thysanotus spp.

Flowering/fruiting season:
Spring and summer

Location:
Woodland or open forest habitats, 'not uncommon in ACT' (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:102)

Use:

• Food
• ' … cluster of white watery tubers at the base of the plant stem. … would probably have been cooked before being eaten.' (Zola & Gott, 1992:44)
• Root eaten, 'sometimes roasted but usually raw.' (Cribb & Cribb, 1987:175)