Common Fringe Lily, Thysanotus tuberosus, Liliaceae

Thysanotus; From Greek thysanotos, fringed, in reference to the flowers. tuberosus; From Latin tuberculum, a swelling, referring to the tubers on the roots. Widespread in grasslands and woodlands in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.


Thysanotus; From Greek thysanotos, fringed, in reference to the flowers. tuberosus; From Latin tuberculum, a swelling, referring to the tubers on the roots. Widespread in grasslands and woodlands in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
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   Kathy  From Valrico, Florida, USA
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What a gorgeous flower!! And no one else has commented yet. I'm surprised.
18/Sep/12 10:09 AM
   Kate  From Sydney    Supporting Member
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Thanks Kathy!
23/Sep/12 10:13 AM
youkidme  From southern highlands    Supporting Member
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The detail in this is great.
How 'physically close' would you be to take this shot ? I guess it was done with a digital SLR, but did you use artificial lighting to bring up the texture, or was it the camera flash ?
Can't remember seeing any in NSW, the actual size is, I expect fairly small ?
18/Oct/12 2:08 PM
   Kate  From Sydney    Supporting Member
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Hi M,
I used a DSLR with a short lens, 18-55mm, which means I was about 10cm from the flower (not good for the back & knees, but it's amazing how far I can go for a photo!!!). No flash, just sunlight. The flower is about the size of a 20c coin, maybe a bit smaller. Stems are supposedly up to 80cms long, these were lying along the ground, but weren't that long!
That one was in my river backyard, with more along the fire trail at the back of the property!
This is the site where I get a lot of info on Australian native flowers:
http://asgap.org.au/t-tub.html
20/Oct/12 8:21 AM
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