- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 1:232 (1863)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect or prostrate shrub, to 0.3 m high. Fl. pink/purple, Jun.
Scientific Description
Shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 15-25 mm long, 5-15 mm wide, not lobed; margins dentate; hairy, with stellate hairs; stipules apparently absent, even from youngest leaves. Perianth clearly of two whorls (calyx and corolla), the corolla obvious and prominent. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) absent. Calyx green, 4 mm long, the lobes fused half or more of their length, Terminal appendages absent, number of ribs absent. Corolla pink or purple, 6-8 mm long, glabrous. Stamens many; filaments present, 0.5 mm long. Flowering time June. Distribution Botanical Province Northern, IBRA Bioregion Victoria Bonaparte.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Keep, Purnululu.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Wyndham-East Kimberley.