- Reference
- Prodr. 184 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Caespitose, wiry perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.1-0.8 m high. Fl. green/purple, mainly Apr to Sep. Red sand, loam, sandstone, jasperlite, quartzite, ironstone, granite. Rocky outcrops, rocky hills, creek beds, sand dunes.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Augustus, Berkeley, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Shield, Southern Cross, South Kimberley Interzone, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Cue, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.