- Reference
- Telopea 3:518 (1990)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, semi-woody perennial, herb, 0.15-0.7 m high, with glandular hairs. Fl. white/blue, Oct to Dec or Jan. White or yellow sand, gravelly clay loam.
Scientific Description
Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 40-80 mm long, 2-8 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles present, 1-1.5 mm long, hairy, with glandular hairs. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 5-6 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with glandular hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 1.5-2 mm long, hairy, with sparse, glandular hairs. Corolla white, 6.5-14 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, glandular hairs, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 5-7 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 5.3-8 mm long, wings present on both sides, 0.2-0.7 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 4.5-5 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in January, October, November and December. Occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Jarrah Forest (JF) and Mallee (MAL) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Brookton, Dumbleyung, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narrogin, Pingelly, Wagin, Williams, Yilgarn.