Habit: Hypoxis wrightii grows from an underground corm. The glabrous leaves are linear with parallel venation, to 30 cm in. length 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.