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Philotheca linearis (Endl.) Paul G.Wilson

Reference
Nuytsia 12:253 (1998)
Conservation Code
Priority One
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, to 2 m high. Fl. white, Jul. Yellow sand. Base of granite outcrop.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 August 1996

Scientific Description

Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, 7-15 mm long, 1-1.2 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences present. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels 4.5-5 mm long; calyx present, 1-1.2 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla white or cream, petals five, 5-6 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, hairy on the surfaces; stamens twice as many as petals, 3-5 mm long, smooth, ciliate (with a marginal fringe of hairs); anthers 0.5 mm long, with an appendage; style 5.5 mm long, glabrous. Flowers in July. Occurs in the Eremaean Botanical Province, in the Great Victoria Desert IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority One (P1).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 14 November 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Great Victoria Desert.
IBRA Subregions
Shield.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Laverton, Menzies.