- Reference
- A.DC., Prodr. 14:311 (1856)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Diffuse, lignotuberous shrub, 0.4-2 m high. Fl. red/pink & cream, Jan to Feb or Apr to May or Aug to Dec. Grey/white or black sand, sandy clay. Among quartzite rocks, rocky sandstone ridges.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.4-2 m high. Leaves alternate, 15-20 mm long, 7-15 mm wide, glabrous; lamina flat, widest around the middle, entire, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences red; innermost bracts 4-6 mm long; peduncles 1.5-3 mm long. Perianth 25-28 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 33-36 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Flowers in January, May, June, July or August. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Esperance Plains.
- IBRA Subregions
- Fitzgerald.
- IMCRA Regions
- WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Jerramungup, Ravensthorpe.