Perennial herb from a short annual corm. Leaves several, basal, linear, hairless. Inflorescence to about 25 cm. Flower 1, star-shaped, widely-spreading; spring to summer.Tepals to 30 mm long, yellow to white with an iridescent purple spot at the base. Fruit a capsule. Seeds spherical, black. Syn. Hypoxis capensis (L.) Druce, H. stellata L.

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Source: Conran, J. (2005). Hypoxidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.