- Reference
- Fl.Australia 45:461 (1987)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, stoloniferous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.06-0.18 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Oct. White, grey or yellow sand. Consolidated dunes.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 60-160 mm long, 1-2.5 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin present, 0.5-2 mm long, with at least some small side branches at the base, flexuose and soft, diverging outward at around 90° or angled towards the leaf apex; hairs on the surface of the leaf present. Scape present, hairy, 65-260 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 14-25 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 9-11 mm long; pedicels sessile; flowers 9-12 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 4.5-6 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 1.5-2 mm long; anther 2.5-3 mm long, without an appendage. Style 6.5-9 mm long. Flowers in July, August or September. Occurs in the Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province. Conservation Code Priority Four (P4).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Perth.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Dandaragan, Gingin, Wanneroo.