- Reference
- A.DC., Prodr. 14:402-403 (1856)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Non-lignotuberous shrub, 0.6-1.5 m high. Fl. red, Oct. Sandy soils.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.5-1 m high; branchlets hairy. Leaves alternate, (25-)30-110 mm long, 1-2 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire. Inflorescences axillary, yellow or red; pedicels 4-5 mm long. Perianth 4-5 mm long, glabrous; ovary glabrous; pistil 6.5-8 mm long, pollen presenter oblique, style glabrous. Follicles 35-50 mm long, 19-34 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 20-34 mm long (including wing), 12-15 mm wide, the wing continuous. Flowers in September, October or November. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Mallee (MAL) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Merredin, Western Mallee.
- IMCRA Regions
- WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Broomehill-Tambellup, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narembeen, Ravensthorpe, Tammin.