- Reference
- J.Western Australia Nat.Hist.Soc. 2(2):25 (1905)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect shrub, 0.35-1.5 m high. Fl. white, Sep to Dec or Jan. Sandy soils. Granite outcrops & hills.
Scientific Description
Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 10-45 mm long, 5-18 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles present, 3.5-4 mm long, glabrous. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 2-9 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 4-10 mm long, glabrous. Corolla white, 10-18 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside; central lobes 4-8 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 4-9 mm long, wings present on both sides, 0.5-1 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 7-10 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in January, September, October, November and December. Occurs in the Mallee (MAL) and Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Esperance Plains, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee, Recherche.
- IMCRA Regions
- Eucla, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Dundas, Esperance.