- Reference
- Nuytsia 12:48-50, Fig. 4 (1998)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Caespitose perennial, herb, 0.3-0.7 m high, Leaves tufted, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 10-40 cm long, 1-5.5 mm wide, apex acute to mucronate, margin involute, glabrous. Membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. Scape glandular throughout. Inflorescence paniculate. Fl. white/purple, Sep to Nov. Sand over limestone. Dune slopes and flats. Coastal heath and shrubland, open Banksia woodland.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Cambridge, Carnamah, Dandaragan, Gingin, Harvey, Mandurah, Nedlands, Wanneroo, Waroona.