- Reference
- Engl., Pflanzenr. 277(Heft 54):185-186 (1912)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Two
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect perennial, herb, to 0.6 m high.
Scientific Description
Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 15-30 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous) or present, with sparse, simple hairs; margins entire. Bracteoles present, 5-8 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs. Pedicel absent (flowers sessile). Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 3-4 mm long, hairy, simple hairs. Corolla white, 10-11 mm long, rarely auriculate, rarely not spurred, hairy on the outside, with dense, simple hairs, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 3-4 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 7-8 mm long, wings present on both sides, 0.5-0.7 mm wide. Anthers connate. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 4.5-5.5 mm long, glabrous; indusium single, glabrous; ovules one or two. Flowers in December. Occurs in the Great Victoria Desert (GVD) IBRA Region(s), of the Eremaean (E) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Two (P2).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert.
- IBRA Subregions
- Central, Lateritic Plain, Maralinga, Shield.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku.