- Reference
- Bull.Misc.Inform.Kew 447 (1934)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.15-0.4 m high. Fl. green-purple, Apr to Sep. Red sandy loam, red sand, alluvium, clay, granite, limestone. Rocky hillsides, claypans, drainage lines.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Nullarbor Plain, Purnululu, Roebourne, Shield, Tallering, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Cue, Derby-West Kimberley, Dundas, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yalgoo.