- Reference
- Nuytsia 25:186-188, Fig. 6 (2015)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Scientific Description
Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 30-55 mm long, tripartitely lobed, simply (once-)lobed; hairy, with stellate hairs. Perianth of two whorls but the corolla reduced to small scales or tiny lobes at the base of the ovary. Pedicel present, 5-8 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs present. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 5-10 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, stellate hairs present. Calyx pink, 6-8 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, stellate hairs present, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla glabrous. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 1-1.5 mm long; anthers 3-5 mm long, indumentum absent (anthers glabrous). Staminodes absent, appendages absent. Ovary; style 1, 3-5 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, mostly glabrous, wing absent. Flowering time January, March, September, October, November or December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Swan Coastal Plain. Conservation Code Priority Three (P3).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Gingin.