- Reference
- Prodr. 185 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-0.45 m high. Fl. purple-green, May to Sep. Red sand, loam, clay, sandstone. Coastal sand dunes, creek floodouts.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Merredin, Pindanland, Roebourne, Rudall, Shield, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.