- Reference
- Nuytsia 11(3):335-336, Fig.10T-X (1997)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Two
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Shrub, to 0.5 m high, leaves pinnate, pinnae 17-35; sepals longer and wider than petals. Fl. white-pink, Jul. Sand. Amongst boulders on plateau.
Scientific Description
Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped). Leaves opposite, compound, 5-34 mm long, with 17-35 leaflets, each 0.5-3 mm long, 0.5-1.5 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers; pedicels 1-6 mm long; calyx present, 3-5 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped); corolla pink or white or cream, petals four, 2.5-4.5 mm long, valvate (not overlapping), free, hairy on the surfaces; stamens twice as many as petals. Flowers in July. Occurs in the Northern Botanical Province, in the Ord-Victoria-Plain IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Two (P2).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Ord Victoria Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Purnululu.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Halls Creek.