- Reference
- Austrobaileya 4:562-563,Fig.12E (1997)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Shrub, 0.8-3 m high. Fl. yellow, Feb or May to Jun. Shallow sandy soils over sandstone. Along watercourses, sandstone scree slopes.
Scientific Description
Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 40-120 mm long, 25-45 mm wide, not lobed; margins dentate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Fruits indehiscent and not splitting into sections (drupes), length-width ratio more or less as long as wide, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, Sessile glands absent, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent; apex rounded; prickles present, abundantly covering the fruit; terminal awns or spines absent; calyx persistent to mature fruit, not accrescent. Flowering time February, May or June. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion North Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte and Central Kimberley.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.