- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:168 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, spindly shrub, 0.5-2 m high. Fl. red-pink, Aug to Sep. Sand, peaty sand. Winter-wet swamps, creeklines.
Scientific Description
Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves opposite, simple, 10-25 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels 4 mm long; calyx present, 4-5.5 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla red or pink, petals four, 9-11 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens twice as many as petals, 1.5-3 mm long, smooth, hairy; style 3 mm long, glabrous. Flowers in August and September. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Jarrah Forest and Warren IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Three (P3).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- IMCRA Regions
- WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Denmark.