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Philotheca fitzgeraldii (C.R.P.Andrews) Paul G.Wilson

Reference
Nuytsia 12(2):261 (1998)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, spreading shrub, 0.25-0.6(-0.9) m high. Fl. white, Jun or Sep to Nov. Sandy soils. Undulating plains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 August 1996

Scientific Description

Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, covered in hairs or scales. Leaves opposite, simple, 4.5-6 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, flat, the margins revolute, smooth, without distinct raised glands. Flowers axillary, solitary or terminal. solitary; pedicels 1.5 mm long; calyx present, 1-1.2 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla white or cream, petals five, 4-4.5 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens twice as many as petals, 1.5-1.7 mm long, smooth, glabrous; anthers 0.5 mm long, with an appendage. Flowers in June, September, October and November. Occurs in the Eremaean and South-West Botanical Province, in the Coolgardie, Mallee and Esperance IBRA region(s).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Mardabilla, Recherche.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas, Esperance, Ravensthorpe.