- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 1:313 (1863)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Two
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. white/cream-yellow, Apr or Jun or Aug to Sep. Sandy loam, clay, laterite. Low-lying spots.
Scientific Description
Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped). Leaves opposite, compound, 7-15 mm long, each 5-12 mm long, 0.6-1 mm wide, flat, the margins revolute, smooth, without distinct raised glands, covered in hairs or scales, with stellate (star shaped) hairs; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels 1.5-2 mm long; calyx present, 2.5-3 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped); corolla yellow or white or cream, petals four, 6-7 mm long, valvate (not overlapping), free, hairy on the surfaces; stamens twice as many as petals. Flowers in August and September. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Swan Coastal Plain IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Two (P2).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Merredin.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem.