- Reference
- Nuytsia 11(1):28-30,Fig.2 (1996)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, compact shrub, to 1 m high. Fl. white, May or Aug to Dec. Sandy soils over limestone. Coastal plain.
Scientific Description
Stems unribbed. Leaves flat, 25-70 mm long, 7-18 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous) or present, with sparse, simple hairs; margins entire. Bracteoles absent. Pedicel absent (flowers sessile). Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 4-6 mm long, hairy, with sparse, glandular hairs. Corolla white, blue or pink, 20-28 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, hairy on the inside; central lobes 8-10 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 9-12 mm long, wings present on both sides, 1-1.3 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 11-12 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules one or two. Flowers in May, June, July and December. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Four (P4).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains.
- IBRA Subregions
- Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Northampton, Three Springs.