- Reference
- Brunonia 1:384-356 (1978)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Diffuse, lignotuberous shrub, 0.7-2(-3) m high. Fl. pink & cream/yellow, Mar or Jul to Oct or Dec. White, yellow or brown sand.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.70-3 m high. Leaves alternate, 6-15 mm long, glabrous; lamina flat, clearly widest above the middle, once divided, tripartitely divided or divided only at the apex, shallowly divided or deeply divided, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences red or pink; innermost bracts 5-6 mm long; peduncles 3-4 mm long. Perianth 19-23 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 25-29 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Flowers in March, July, August, September, October, November or December. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Mallee (MAL) IBRA subregion(s). : Conservation code Priority Four (P4).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Esperance.