- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, stoloniferous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.1-0.35 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Oct. Grey sand, limestone. Hillslopes, consolidated dunes.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 50-160 mm long, 1-1.5 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, 200-250 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 20-25 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 7-8 mm long; pedicels sessile; flowers 11-14.5 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 5.5-6.8 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 0.5-1 mm long; anther 2.7-3 mm long, without an appendage. Style 9.5-10.7 mm long. Flowers in August, September or October. 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
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Gingin, Harvey, Mandurah, Murray, Rockingham, Wanneroo, Waroona.