- Reference
- Nuytsia 3:161-165 (1980)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Perennial, herb or shrub, 0.3-0.8 m high, leafless; spike ovoid, or hemispherical, pink, 12-25 mm long, 12-20 mm wide, 4-15 -flowered. Bract 3-4mm long, Bracteole 3-4.5mm long; tepals 6-8 mm long, hairs verticillate, apex entire, attenuate; stamens 5, fertile, ovary hairy; style straight, 2.7-3.1mm long, centrally fixed to ovary. Fl. pink-purple, Mar to May. Red sandy soils. Dunes.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, stems several, more or less erect, glabrous. Leaves absent, glabrous; basal rosette absent or present; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes pink, ovoid or hemispherical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts (3-)3.2-4 mm long, coloured or colourless, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles (3-)3.2-4.5 mm long, coloured, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 7.8-8.1 mm long, not entire. Inner tepals 6.8-7.5 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style (2.7-)2.8-3(-3.1) mm long, straight, centrally fixed to ovary. Distribution: Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Chichester, Fortescue, Trainor.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- East Pilbara, Meekatharra, Wiluna.