- Reference
- Nuytsia 6:319-323,Figs.1,2 (1988)
- Conservation Code
- Priority One
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Prostrate, dioecious annual, herb, to 0.02 m high, leaves oblanceolate, elliptical, 2-25 mm long; 0.5-5 mm wide; spike white, ovoid-cylindrical, 3-25 mm long, 2-5 mm wide; bract 0.5-0.6 mm long; bracteole 1-1.1 mm long; tepal 1-1.5 mm long; 5 fertile stamens; ovary glabrous; style straight, 0.08-0.01 mm long, central fixed to ovary. Fl. white, May to Jun. Alluvial soils, yellow sand, sandstone. Rock outcrops, ridge summits, coastal dunes.
Scientific Description
Annuals, stems several, more or less prostrate, glabrescent or glabrous, with nodose hairs. Leaves present, 2-25 mm long, 0.5-5 mm wide, glabrescent, with nodose hairs; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes white, ovoid or cylindrical, clustered, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 0.5-0.8 mm long, colourless, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles 0.9-1.2 mm long, colourless, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Outer tepals 1-1.5 mm long, entire. Inner tepals 1-1.5 mm long, glabrous within. Style 0.08-0.1 mm long, straight, centrally fixed to ovary. Seeds 0.9-1.1 mm long, glossy, black or brown. Distribution: Northern Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Northern Kimberley.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Northern Kimberley.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Mitchell.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Wyndham-East Kimberley.