- Reference
- Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:387 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Prostrate or ascending perennial, herb, 0.05-0.3 m high, plants villous; leaflet pairs 5-7; petals 15-18mm long; fruit subglabrous with median pair of spines. Fl. yellow, Jan to Dec (opportunistic). Sand or sandy loam. Dunes, rocky coast, plains.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Rudall, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Bonaparte Gulf, Canning, Kimberley, North West Shelf, Pilbara (offshore).
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.