- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 45:462 (1987)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. yellow-cream, Sep to Oct. White or grey sand.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 110-210 mm long, 1.5-3.5 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin present, 1.5-3 mm long, with at least some small side branches at the base, straight and rigid, lying parallel with the margin or angled towards the leaf apex; hairs on the surface of the leaf present. Scape present, hairy, 130-140 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 10-15 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 4.5-6 mm long; pedicels sessile; flowers 12-13 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 5.5-7 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 0.5-1 mm long; anther 5.5-6 mm long, with an appendage. Style 7-9 mm long. Flowers in September or October. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Swan.