- Reference
- J.& Proc.Roy.Soc.Western Australia 3:138 (1918)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect perennial, herb, to 0.6 m high. Fl. pink-purple, Apr to May. Skeletal soils.
Scientific Description
Perennial herbs, stems several, more or less erect, glabrous. Leaves present, 7-55 mm long, 0.5-2 mm wide, glabrous; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes white, pink or magenta, ovoid or cylindrical, clustered, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 3-3.8 mm long, coloured or colourless, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Bracteoles 3.3-3.6 mm long, colourless, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 5-5.9 mm long, entire. Inner tepals 5.2-6 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style 1.9-2.4 mm long, straight, centrally fixed to ovary. Seeds glossy, brown. Distribution: Northern Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Central Kimberley, Dampierland.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland.
- IBRA Subregions
- Fitzroy Trough, Mount Eliza, Pentecost.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Derby-West Kimberley.