- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 45:464 (1987)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, 0.5-1.5 m high. Fl. black/brown-black, Oct to Nov. White, grey or brown sand, laterite.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 65-230 mm long, 10-15 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin absent; hairs on the surface of the leaf absent (leaf surfaces glabrous). Scape present, glabrous, 650-1080 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 15-30 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 9-10 mm long; pedicels present, 3.5-9 mm long; flowers 9-12 mm long. Perianth glabrous, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, black or brown, clearly with three inner and three outer tepals, the inner segments 0.5-9 mm long. Stamens three, in one level; filaments 0.5-0.8 mm long; anther 4-4.5 mm long, without an appendage. Style 7.5-10 mm long. Flowers in October or November. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain and Avon Wheatbelt IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Swan, Victoria Plains.