- Reference
- Fl.Australia 45:459 (1987)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Red sand. Sand dunes.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 65-150 mm long, 2-3 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin absent; hairs on the surface of the leaf present. Scape present, hairy, 95-225 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 15-30 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 5-7 mm long; pedicels sessile; flowers 9-13 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 3.5-5.5 mm long. Stamens six, in two levels alternating; filaments 0.6-0.8 mm long; anther 2-2.5 mm long, without an appendage. Style 7.5-9 mm long. Flowers in August, September, October or November. Occurs in the Carnarvon, Yalgoo and Geraldton Sandplains IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Edel, Geraldton Hills, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Northampton, Shark Bay.