- Reference
- Nuytsia 3:441-444 (1981)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Lignotuberous shrub, 0.2-0.7(-1.5) m high. Fl. yellow, Nov to Dec or Jan to Apr. White, grey or yellow sand, lateritic gravel.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.5-1.5 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves petiolate, alternate, 20-45 mm mm long, 1.2-2 mm wide, hairy; petiole 1-2 mm long; lamina flat, more or less the same width throughout, entire, the margins revolute. Inflorescences tomentose (with matted or tangled, soft, woolly hairs), yellow; innermost bracts 3-5 mm long, hairy. Perianth 20-24 mm long, hairy, all over, limb apex pubescent (with soft, straight, erect hairs), without awns; pistil 30-36 mm long, hooked, style glabrous. Follicles glabrous, elliptic. Flowers in January, February, March, April, November or December. 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, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Belmont, Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Gosnells, Irwin, Kalamunda, Mount Marshall, Three Springs, Victoria Plains.