- Reference
- Fl.S.Austral. 346 (1924)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, much-branched shrub or tree, 1-3 m high. Fl. white-green, Aug to Nov. Sandy & clayey soils. Rocky limestone, flats, edges of salt lakes.
Scientific Description
Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, 15-55 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers in axillary, loose clusters (cymes or panicles) or in terminal, loose clusters (cymes or panicles); pedicels 2 mm long; calyx present, 0.5-1 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla white or cream or green, petals five, 2.5-2.7 mm long, valvate (not overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens the same number as petals, 0.7 mm long, smooth, glabrous; anthers 0.4-0.5 mm long, without an appendage. Flowers in August, September, October and November. Occurs in the Eremaean and South-West Botanical Province, in the Pilbara, Coolgardie, Nullabor, Hampton, Mallee and Esperance IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Three (P3).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Nullarbor.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Hampton, Mardabilla, Nullarbor Plain, Recherche, Shield.
- IMCRA Regions
- Eucla.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder.