- Reference
- Nuytsia 1:384-385 (1974)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, non-lignotuberous shrub, 1.5-5 m high. Fl. red/pink-red, May to Jun or Aug to Nov. Yellow sand, sandy loam.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 1.5-5 m high. Leaves alternate, 15-35 mm long, 7-30 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, clearly widest above the middle, once divided, divided only at the apex, shallowly divided, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex or on the surface of the leaf blade. Inflorescences red; innermost bracts 4-8 mm long; peduncles 7-15 mm long. Perianth 26-28 mm long, glabrous or hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 30-34 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style hairy. Flowers in May, June, July, August, September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA) or Avon Wheatbelt (AW) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Moora, Three Springs.