Habit: Hypoxis wrightii grows from an underground corm. The glabrous leaves are linear with parallel venation, to 30 cm in. length, to 3 mm wide, with an entire margin.
The complete, perfect, actinomorphic flowers are solitary in leaf axils. The calyx has 3 yellow unfused sepals. The corolla has 3 unfused yellow petals. There are 6 unfused stamens. The superior ovary has 3 locules and numerous ovules. The fruit is a capsule at maturity.
Habitat: Hypoxis wrightii grows in wet areas of Pine Woodlands with flowers emerging after fires.
Distribution: Hypoxis wrightii is native to the Lucayan Archipelago. It occurs on the northern Bahamian pine islands as well as Florida, and the Greater Antilles.
Medicinal/Cultural/Economic usage: Hypoxis wrightii is not known to be used medicinally in the Lucayan Archipelago.