- Reference
- Nuytsia 31:89-93, Fig. 1A-C (2020)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Two
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Scientific Description
Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, 5-14 mm long, 3-6 mm wide, flat, the margins flat, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; stipular excrescences absent. Flowers in a distinct head surrounded by bracts, the outer bracts 7-16 mm long; pedicels 3-7 mm long; calyx present, 8-11 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, glabrous; corolla yellow, petals five, 7-10.5 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, glabrous; stamens twice as many as petals, 3-4 mm long, smooth, glabrous; anthers 1.5-2 mm long, without an appendage; style 4-5 mm long, glabrous. Flowers in September, October and December. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Geraldton IBRA region(s). Conservation Code: Priority Two (P2).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains.
- IBRA Subregions
- Geraldton Hills.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Northampton.