- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:557 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Prickly, ?lignotuberous shrub, 0.6-1.8 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Jun to Aug. Sand, loam, rocky or stony soil, gravel.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.6-1.6 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, 15-60 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire. Inflorescences axillary, blue; pedicels 6-7 mm long. Perianth 4-5.5 mm long, glabrous; ovary glabrous; pistil 8-10 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Follicles 22-25 mm long, 14-18 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 18-20 mm long (including wing), 6-8 mm wide, the wing discontinuous, marginal, extending ± equally down both lateral sides. Flowers in June, July or August. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Broomehill-Tambellup, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Kojonup, Kulin, Narrogin, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling.