- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 6:436 (1873)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tufted, stoloniferous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.01-0.2 m high, to 0.2 m wide. Fl. yellow-cream, Aug to Oct. Red-brown loam, clayey loam, sand. Winter-damp flats.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 10-25 mm long, 0.3-0.8 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin present or absent, 0.4-0.7 mm long, with at least some small side branches at the base, flexuose and soft, angled towards the leaf apex; hairs on the surface of the leaf present. Scape present, hairy, 30-115 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 8-15 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 3-4.5 mm long; pedicels present, 0.6-2 mm long; flowers 8-13 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, suffused with a darker colour over the base colour, yellow or green, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 3.5-6.5 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 1-2.2 mm long; anther 1-2.2 mm long, without an appendage. Style 6-9 mm long. Flowers in August, September or October. Occurs in the Yalgoo, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain, Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Edel, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Beverley, Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coorow, Corrigin, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Gingin, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kulin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Shark Bay, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, York.