- Reference
- Fragm. (Mueller) 8:17 (1873)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, stoloniferous, grey leaved perennial, grass-like or herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Sep. Red or yellow sand.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 10-50 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin present, 0.3-1 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 present, hairy, 45-190 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 6-10 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 4.5-6 mm long; pedicels sessile, 12 mm long; flowers 10-12 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 3.8-4 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 0.7-1 mm long; anther 2-2.3 mm long, without an appendage. Style 7.5-9 mm long. Flowers in August or September. Occurs in the Yalgoo, Geraldton Sandplains and Avon Wheatbelt IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Chapman Valley, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Northampton, Shark Bay.