- Reference
- Nuytsia 12(1):86 (1998)
- Conservation Code
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Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Shrub, 0.3-1 m high, well-spaced slender leaves, resinous sepals and branchlets. Fl. red/white/pink, Apr to May or Aug or Oct. Granitic loam, skeletal sandy loam.
Scientific Description
Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, 10-25 mm long, 0.8-1 mm wide, terete, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers terminal. solitary; calyx present, 6-8 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla pink or white or cream, petals five, connate, glabrous; stamens twice as many as petals, 17-19 mm long, smooth, hairy; anthers 4 mm long, without an appendage; style 22 mm long, hairy. Flowers in April, May and August. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Mallee IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Threatened (T).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Esperance.