- Reference
- Prodr. 447 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Semi-prostrate, prickly, short-lived annual or perennial, herb, 0.2-0.5(-1) m high. Fl. purple, Apr to Sep. Sandy soils, alluvium. Rocky outcrops, creeks, breakaways.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
- IMCRA Regions
- Cambridge-Bonaparte.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.