- Reference
- Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 283-284 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, leafless perennial, herb, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. purple, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. White or grey lateritic sand, clay, granite, sometimes damp.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Canning, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, York.