- Reference
- Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:223-224 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Prostrate to decumbent, spreading annual, herb, 0.01-0.2 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. pink/white, Mar to Sep. Clay, sand. Roadsides, disturbed & cultivated areas.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, Mount Eliza, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore).
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.