Johnsonia pubescens, commonly called the pipe lily,[2] is a grass-like plant in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae,[3] endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

As with others in the genus, it is distinguished by its minute flowers which are on the end of a spike and hidden by large, overlapping, papery bracts.

Johnsonia pubescens is a rhizomatous, tufted, perennial herb with grass-like leaves which all emerge from the base of the plant.

[5] He mentions, "Of Johnsonia, with its hop-like heads, there are two very pretty species, namely J. hirta ...and J. pubescens, both much smaller than the J. lupulina of the South coast."

It grows in white, grey, yellow or lateritic sand or limestone[11] on flats, wet sites, coastal areas and roadsides.