- Reference
- Prodr. 578 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Two
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, slender, woody perennial, herb, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Sep to Dec. Sand. Sand dunes, granite slope & outcrops.
Scientific Description
Stems ribbed. Leaves flat, 30-100 mm long, 8-24 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles present, 2-3.5 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 3-5 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with simple hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 14-15 mm long, hairy, with sparse, simple hairs. Corolla yellow, 10-20 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, glabrous on the inside; central lobes 10-11 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 13-15 mm long, wings present on both sides, 2.2-3.5 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 8-12 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in September, October, November and December. Occurs in the Jarrah Forest (JF) and Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Two (P2).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest.
- IBRA Subregions
- Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- IMCRA Regions
- WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Esperance, Plantagenet.