Alyogyne sp. Geraldton (R. Davis 3487)

Scientific Description

Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 25-70 mm long, 10-15 mm wide, tripartitely lobed, simply (once-)lobed; margins entire; hairs and scales absent (leaves quite glabrous)with scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Pedicel present, 35 mm long; indumentum present, with absent, with stellate hairs present, with scales absent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 7-11 mm long, the lobes free, glabrous, Sessile glands absent. Calyx green, 18-30 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, Sessile glands absent, gland-tipped hairs present, scales absent, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla yellow or mauve, 40-55 mm long, hairs or scales present, simple hairs (without tubercle bases) present, stellate hairs present, tubercle-based simple hairs absent, gland-tipped hairs absent, scales absent. Indumentum (outside) Sessile glands absent. Stamens many, united and arising from a staminal tube around the style; filaments present, 1.8-2 mm long; anthers 1-1.2 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary hairs and scales absent (ovary quite glabrous); style 1, 15-23 mm long, with five style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time March, May or June. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Geraldton Sandplains.