- Reference
- Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 183 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Upright shrub or herb, to 2 m high. Fl. yellow/white/cream, Mar to Sep. Red alluvial soil, red sand, black clay. Sandplains, floodplains, dried-up river beds, edges of water channels.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Perth, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Tanami Desert.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Perth, Port Hedland, Rockingham, Wyndham-East Kimberley.