- Reference
- Syst.Nat. Ed. 10, 2:1058 (1759)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Sub-erect to sprawling perennial, herb, ca 0.3 m high. Fl. pink-purple, Mar to Dec. Sandy clay. Coastal limestone & sandstone, tidal flats, salt marshes.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Edel, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Lesueur Sandplain, McLarty, Mitchell, Pindanland, Roebourne, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Canning, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Zuytdorp.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Moora, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.