- Reference
- Nuytsia 1:382 (1974)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Two
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Robust shrub, 2-3.5(-6) m high. Fl. red/pink & green, Apr to Jul or Dec. Red or orange-brown sand.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 2-3 m high. Leaves alternate, 15-30 mm long, hairy; lamina flat, once divided or twice or more divided, tripartitely divided, shallowly divided or deeply divided, with glands on the surface of the leaf blade. Inflorescences red; innermost bracts 5-7 mm long; peduncles 5-6 mm long. Perianth 26-27 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 28-31 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Flowers in April, May, June, July or December. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) or South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Carnarvon (CAR) or Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA subregion(s). : Conservation code Priority Two (P2).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Edel, Geraldton Hills, Wooramel.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Northampton, Shark Bay.