- Reference
- J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 13: 98-99 (1990)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect shrub, 2-3 m high. Fl. brown-yellow, Sep to Oct. Sand or clay.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 2-3 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 20-70(-96) mm long, 1.5-3 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire. Inflorescences axillary, cream; pedicels 6-8 mm long. Perianth 9-13 mm long, glabrous; ovary glabrous; pistil 9-11 mm long, pollen presenter oblique, style glabrous. Follicles 35-50 mm long, 18-25 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 24-28 mm long (including wing), 8-10 mm wide, the wing continuous. Flowers in September or October. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW) or Jarrah Forest (JF) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Moora, Northampton, Three Springs, Victoria Plains.