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- Reference
- Fl.S.Austral. edn. 2, 328 (1948)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Not Current
Prostrate tuberous, perennial, herb, to 0.06 m high, by 0.3m wide. Fl. green-white, Sep to Oct. Brown sandy clay or calcareous clay loams.
Scientific Description
Perennial herbs, stems several, more or less prostrate, persistently hairy or glabrescent, with verticillate hairs. Leaves present, 8-130 mm long, 1-15 mm wide, glabrescent or glabrous, with verticillate hairs; basal rosette present; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes green or white, ovoid, cylindrical or spherical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 6.2-7.5 mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate, with an obscure or a prominent midrib. Bracteoles 5.5-7 mm long, colourless, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 11.3-14.5 mm long, not entire. Inner tepals 10.8-13.2 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style 3.7 mm long, curved, obliquely fixed to ovary. Distribution: South West and Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Coolgardie.