- Reference
- Fl.Australia 16:479 (1995)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Low shrub, 0.15-0.8 m high. Fl. pink-purple-other, Jul to Nov. White, grey or yellow sand often with lateritic gravel.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.20-0.80 m high; branchlets hairy, with straight hairs. Leaves alternate, 10-25 mm long, hairy; lamina terete, twice or more divided, tripartitely divided, divided to the midrib, 0.4-0.5 mm long; distance from base of leaf to lowest lobe 2-3 mm. Inflorescences not viscid, pink or purple. Perianth 12-20 mm long, hairy, the limb apex hairy all over; pistil 13-20 mm long; pollen presenter fusiform, hairy, 1-1.5 mm long. Cone with deciduous scales, 3-5 mm long. Flowers in July, August, September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA) or Avon Wheatbelt (AW) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Lesueur Sandplain.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan.