- Reference
- Fragm. (Mueller) 6:220-221 (1868)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect shrub, 0.1-1.2 m high. Fl. yellow, Sep to Dec or Jan. Red or yellow sand. Plains, sand dunes.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.5-1 m high; branchlets hairy, ribbed. Leaves alternate, 12-20 mm long, (0.6-)0.7(-1.2) mm wide, glabrous; lamina subterete, more or less the same width throughout, entire, smooth; apex pungent. Inflorescences yellow; pedicels 4.5-10 mm long, glabrous. Perianth 12-15 mm long, radially symmetrical, glabrous; anther appendage present, 0.3-0.4 mm long; ovary glabrous; pistil 10-12 mm long. Flowers in January, September, October, November or December. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Yalgoo (YAL) or Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Northampton, Shark Bay, Three Springs.