- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:495 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, bushy, prickly shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. yellow-cream, Jul to Oct. Grey or yellow sand, often with gravel. Sandplains.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.5-1.5 m high; branchlets hairy, with curled hairs. Leaves alternate, 6-15 mm long, 0.6-0.8 mm wide, hairy; lamina terete, entire, straight or curved, scabrous, apex acute, 0.3-0.4 mm long. Inflorescences not viscid, cream or yellow. Perianth 8-14 mm long, hairy, the limb apex hairy all over; pistil 8-16 mm long; pollen presenter fusiform, hairy, 3-4 mm long. Cone with persistent scales, 10-20 mm long. Flowers in July, August, September or October. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA) or Avon Wheatbelt (AW) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mingenew, Perenjori, Three Springs.