Asphodelaceae FAMILY
Thysanotus tuberosus
Thysanotus tuberosus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thysanotus tuberosus is a stemless perennial plant producing narrow, linear leaves 20 - 60cm long from a cluster of tuberous roots. The edible root is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeAustralia - South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland
HabitatSandy soils in heaths and grassland in the montane zone[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Dry sclerophyll forest, woodland and heath on a variety of soils.