- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:514-515 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Diffuse, lignotuberous shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. red & yellow, Jul to Dec or Jan. White, grey or yellow sand, lateritic gravel, sandy clay.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.2-1 m high. Leaves alternate, 6-15 mm long, glabrous; lamina terete, once divided or twice or more divided, pinnately divided or tripartitely divided, divided to the midrib, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences yellow or red; innermost bracts 3-3.5 mm long; peduncles 0.5-2.5 mm long. Perianth 12-14 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 21-26 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style hairy. Flowers in January, July, August, September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW) or Jarrah Forest (JF) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Chittering, Coorow, Corrigin, Dandaragan, Gingin, Goomalling, Irwin, Pingelly, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wongan-Ballidu.