Calectasia pignattiana

Calectasia pignattiana, commonly known as the stilted tinsel lily or Pignatti's star of Bethlehem, is a plant in the family Dasypogonaceae growing as a perennial herb and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is only known from ten locations, four of which are on road verges. The species is classified as vulnerable.

Stilted tinsel lily
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Dasypogonaceae
Genus: Calectasia
Species:
C. pignattiana
Binomial name
Calectasia pignattiana
K.W.Dixon & R.L.Barrett
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