Sowerbaea
5 species endemic Aust.; all states and territories except S.A.
Sowerbaea juncea
Tufted perennial with fibrous roots. Leaves radical, linear, 20–50 cm long, 1–1.8 mm wide. Flowers in dense terminal umbellate clusters. Perianth segments 6, ± scarious, pink-lilac, free, persistent but not spirally twisted after flowering. Stamens 3; anther lobes linear; 3 staminodes alternating with stamens. Ovary 3-locular, with 3 ovules per loculus. Fruit a capsule. Widespread. Wet heath. Fl. spring