Language:                                                 Name

Noongar-Wudjari (W8):                           Djoonga Djoonga
Noongar-Nyoongar/Baaduk (W41):      

Common name:                                        Fringe Lily

Scientific name:                                        Thysanotus patersonii

Group name for Plant

Wudjari:                                                       Dek

Nyoongar/Baaduk:                                     Dek

Group name for Flower

Wudjari:                                                       Djet

Nyoongar/Baaduk:                                     Djet

Wudjari: Ngadju language tjoongoori/tjunguri.

Looks like:        
Wudjari: There is a tiny fringe on each of the purple segments of the petals. It is a vine. Starts off as one long stem and make many stems/flow out all around the trees.
 

Feels like:
 

Smell like:                    
Wudjari: Sweet, nice smell.
 

Taste like:                    
Wudjari: The tubers are eaten/sucked on. It tastes dusty sweet.

Food:                             
Wudjari: The tubers are eaten raw.
 

Medicine:                     
Wudjari: Good for hydrating after walking a long time without water. Sucking on the tubers acts as a thirst-suppressant.
 

Other Uses:                            
Wudjari: Used to decorate people, especially little girls.

Wudjari: From Albany through to Norseman. Everywhere in the country. The vine uses trees to hold onto.

Wudjari: Size and shape of tubers are dependent on the climate at the time they are growing, and the amount of water around where it's growing.

Wudjari: Know what to look for when dehydrated and lost in the bush.

Birak                          
Wudjari: Grow profusely in the Summer months.
 

Boonaroo
 

Djeran
 

Mookaroo
Wudjari: Growth slows down in the Winter months.
 

Djilba
 

Kambarang
 

Wudjari: Food.

Wudjari: Use trees to support their growth.