- Reference
- Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:417 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect or ascending, rather viscid annual, herb, 0.1-0.5(-0.8) m high. Fl. white-pink, Jul to Dec. Sandy soils. Disturbed areas.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Claremont, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Dalwallinu, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Koorda, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Moora, Murray, Narembeen, Nedlands, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Perth, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco, Swan, Trayning, Wanneroo, Waroona, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.
Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)
Alternative Names. Small-flower Catchfly.
General Biology. Growth form. Herb. Life form. Annual. Reproduction. Seed. Dispersal. Ants.
Notes. Flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by moths, butterflies and bees.
Additional information. Origin. Macronesia, north Africa, temperate and tropical Asia, Europe.
Management Calendar
| Calendar Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germination | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Active Growth | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Flowering | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| Fruiting | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.
References
- Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
- Detrain, C. & Pasteels, J.M. (2000) Seed preferences of the harvester ant Messor barbarus in a Mediterranean mosaic grassland (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology, 35 (1): 35-48.
- Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.
- Plants for a future (Undated) Plant Database. Plants For A Future, England and Wales. URL: http://www.pfaf.org/index.php - Accessed April 2010.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program (2009) Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysimple.aspx - Accessed October 2009.