- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 1:216 (1863)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Shrub, 0.25-0.7 m high. Fl. blue-purple/pink, Jan to Feb. Sand, loam, gravel, alluvium. Near creeks, sand dunes, sandplains.
Scientific Description
Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 25-55 mm long, 12-27 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 4-5 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, stellate hairs presentwith scales absent, Sessile glands absent. Calyx green, 10-14 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Sessile glands absent, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) absent, stellate hairs present, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla pink, blue or purple. Flowering time January or February. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Tanami, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Yalgoo and Murchison.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Tanami, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Hamersley, Mackay, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Western Murchison.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Meekatharra, Sandstone, Wiluna.