Thismia hawkesii, commonly known as fairy lantern, is a plant in the family Burmanniaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.

Thismia hawkesii is a small underground herb and an obligate myco-heterotroph, that is, it lacks chlorophyll and relies on a symbiotic association with fungi to obtain its nutrients.

The roots, stem and leaves of the plant remain underground and only the flower appears above ground.

[4] As of June 2024[update], it is only known from collections in the Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve, west of Atherton, Queensland.

[5] Despite its extremely limited known range, Thismia hawkesii is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.