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Phyllota luehmannii F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 10:33 (1876)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, spreading, dense shrub, 0.15-0.6(-1) m high. Fl. yellow/orange & purple/red, Aug to Oct. Sand. Dunes, sandplains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 July 1996
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Scientific Description

Genus Phyllota. Form prostrate,spreading or scrambling. Habit shrub, spindly shrub (broom-like). Stems Indumentum hairy, Pustules or glands absent, Striation (stems ribbed) not striate, Cross section terete, Spiny on any part of plant not spiny. Leaves or phylloclades Presence clearly present, Position alternate, Leaves simple, Leaves or phylloclade continuous with stem not continuous with stem, Cross section of leaf or leaflet revolute, Margins of leaf or leaflet entire, Tuberculate tubercles absent, Pustules or glands absent. Length Leaf length 3-8.5. Width (entire leaves only) Leaf width 0.7-1.2. Scale leaves length mm long NaN (?). Indumentum Presence hairy, Type simple. Stipules Presence apparently absent even from the youngest leaves or present and persistent to older leaves, Glands with glands (?) or without glands (?), Ribs ribbed (?) or ribless (?). Length Stipule length NaN (?). Bracteoles Presence present and persistent, Indumentum hairy (?) or glabrous (?), Striation striate (?) or not striate (?). Length Bracteole length NaN (?). Pedicel Presence present, Indumentum hairy. Length Pedicel length NaN (?). Calyx Pustules or glands absent, Ribs ribless, Enlarged in fruit not accrescent. Length Calyx length 7-8. Indumentum Presence hairy, Type with simple hairs. Corolla Colour patterning multicoloured, Colour (when multicoloured - choose one colour) yellow, red, orange or purple, Colour (when multicoloured - choose a second colour) yellow, red, orange or purple, Petal claws ( the narrow base of the petals present. Length Corolla length 10-14.5. Indumentum Presence absent. Standard Indumentum glabrous, Auricles not auriculate. Length Standard length 11-14. Wings Auricles not auriculate. Length Wing length 9-11.5. Keel Auricles not auriculate, Indumentum glabrous, Beak not beaked. Length Keel length 11-11.5. Stamens Number ten. Anthers anther length 0.6-0.7, Position at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short). Filaments Fusion free (or united at the very base). Length Filament length 7-10.5. Ovary Placement stipitate. Indumentum Presence hairy or glandular. Style Indumentum hairy or glandular towards the base, Bearded ( with a tuft of hairs at apex ) not bearded, Apex terete. Length Style length 9.5-12. Fruit Type dehiscent (a pod or follicle), Constriction not constricted between the seeds, Compression round in cross-section, Placement stipitate, Beak not beaked. Length Fruit length NaN (?). Width Fruit width NaN (?). Indumentum Presence hairy (?) or glabrous (?), Indumentum type with simple hairs (?) or with glandular hairs (?). Flowering time August, September or October. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Gascoyne, Yalgoo, Murchison, Great Victorian Desert, Coolgardie, Avon Wheatbelt or Mallee.

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 17 April 2024

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dundas, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Koorda, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Narembeen, Sandstone, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.