- Reference
- Nuytsia 19:57-59, Fig. 3 (2009)
- Conservation Code
- Priority One
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Scientific Description
Shrubs, stems several, more or less prostrate or more or less erect, glabrescent, with verticillate hairs. Leaves present, 2-8 mm long, 0.5-3 mm wide, glabrescent or glabrous; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes pink or magenta, ovoid or hemispherical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 4.2-5 mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Bracteoles 4.8-5.5 mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 9.5-12.5 mm long, entire. Inner tepals 8.5-11.5 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style (6-)7-8.2 mm long, straight, obliquely fixed to ovary. Distribution: Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Coolgardie, Murchison.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Coolgardie, Murchison.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Coolgardie, Dundas, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Menzies.