- Reference
- Nuytsia 19:311-312 (2009)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Scientific Description
Shrubs or perennial herbs, stems single, more or less erect, persistently hairy, with dendritic hairs. Leaves present, (7-)8-30(-35) mm long, (4-)5-15(-18) mm wide, persistently hairy, with dendritic hairs; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes yellow, ovoid or cylindrical, clustered, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 3-3.2(-3.4) mm long, coloured, hairy, awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles 3.8-4 mm long, colourless, hairy, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 6.2-7(-7.6) mm long, entire. Inner tepals 6.2-7(-7.6) mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style (2.8-)2.9-3 mm long, straight, centrally fixed to ovary. Seeds 1.5-1.7 mm long, glossy, black. Distribution: Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Gascoyne, Murchison.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Murchison.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Eastern Murchison, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnarvon, Cue, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.