- Reference
- Fragm. (Mueller) 10:20 (1876)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Spreading shrub, 1.2-2 m high. Fl. white/white-yellow, Jul to Oct. Yellow sand. Sand dunes.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 1-2 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 60-320 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire, erect or sigmoid. Inflorescences leafy, the flowers aggregated into distinct clusters, the clusters stalked, white or cream, hairy; floral bracts 2-3 mm long, hairy. Perianth 4-7 mm long, irregular, hairy; upper lip 1-2.5 mm long, glabrous; lower lip 1-1.5 mm long, glabrous. Nut 1-2 mm long. Flowers in July, August, September or October. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) Botanical Province(s), in the Murchison (MUR), Great Victoria Desert (GVD) or Coolgardie (COO) IBRA subregion(s). : Conservation code Priority Four (P4).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison.
- IBRA Subregions
- Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Shield.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies.