- Reference
- Fragm. (Mueller) 9:50-51 (1875)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.1-0.15 m high, to 0.3 m wide. Fl. yellow-orange-red, Jul to Sep. Sandy loam, gravel, white or yellow sand.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 70-230 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin present, 0.5-1.7 mm long, with at least some small side branches at the base, flexuose and soft, lying parallel with the margin or angled towards the leaf apex; hairs on the surface of the leaf present. Scape absent. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 8-14 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 5.5-6.5 mm long; pedicels present, 7.5-13 mm long; flowers 29-41 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 5-8.5 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 3-3.3 mm long; anther 3-3.7 mm long, without an appendage. Style 30-40 mm long. Flowers in July, August or September. Occurs in the Coolgardie, Avon Wheatbelt, Mallee and Esperance IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Merredin, Recherche, Southern Cross.
- IMCRA Regions
- WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Esperance, Merredin, Ravensthorpe, Westonia, Yilgarn.