- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:546-547 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Shrub, (0.8-)1-3 m high. Fl. white & pink/pink/red, Jul to Nov. Sand over granite, gravelly loam over laterite. Granite hills, laterite outcrops.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 1-2.5 m high; branchlets hairy, not glaucous. Leaves alternate, 30-90 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, hairy, on the adaxial or abaxial surface, the hairs straight; lamina terete or flat, more or less the same width throughout, entire, the margins flat. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, cream or pink; pedicels 3-5 mm long. Perianth 4-5 mm long; tepals fused (at least at base) after flower opens, glabrous; ovary glabrous, stipitate, the stipe 1-1.5 mm long; pistil 8-11 mm long, white or pink, pollen presenter lateral or oblique, style glabrous. Follicles not viscid, dehiscent, 8 mm long. Flowers in July, August, September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW) or Jarrah Forest (JF) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Western Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Armadale, Beverley, Brookton, Chittering, Dowerin, Gingin, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Kent, Mundaring, Perth, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wongan-Ballidu.