- Reference
- Prodr. 416 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect to spreading annual, herb, to 0.3 m high, spikes in clusters of 1-3; staminal filament tube shorter than the fruit; pseudostaminodes present. Fl. white/pink, Jan to Aug. Red sand, red-brown loamy soils or skeletal soils. Grasslands, woodlands, rocky outcrops.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Mackay, McLarty, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.