Clumping fan-like perennial herb to over 2 m tall with a thick rhizome. Leaves linear, to 2 m long and 7 cm wide with a prominent midrib. Flower cluster to about 60 cm long, white to pale or dark pink; spring to autumn. [Orthothylax glaberrimus (Hook. f.) Skottsb.]

Queensland, New South Wales

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Philydraceae. 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.