Caesia parviflora

Family Anthericaceae

Tufted perennial herb to 20 cm with clustered fleshy fibrous roots. Longevity indefinite.

Flowers: White with pale purple stripes during October – January. Usually opening on sunny afternoons. Pollinated by small flies and native bees.

Fruit: Three lobed capsule about 5 mm diameter, each lobe with one seed locally dispersed by gravity, December – January.

Seed: Spherical, black. Seeds dormant.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Open woodland habitat.
• Widespread in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Juvenile period greater than 12 months.
• Resprouts after fire.