- Reference
- Fragm. (Mueller) 6:10 (1867)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Straggling, procumbent shrub, 0.08-0.3 m high. Fl. red/green/yellow/pink, Jul to Oct. Sand with lateritic gravel. Undulating plains.
Scientific Description
Stems unribbed. Leaves compressed, 8-20 mm long, 0.8-1 mm wide, Indumentum absent (leaves glabrous); margins entire. Bracteoles absent. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 12-15 mm long, glabrous. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 16-23 mm long, glabrous. Corolla red, 30-34 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, glabrous on the outside, hairy on the inside; central lobes 10-14 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 10-20 mm long, wings present on both sides, 2-3 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 28-30 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in July, August, September and October. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains (GS) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Four (P4).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Geraldton Sandplains.
- IBRA Subregions
- Geraldton Hills.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Chapman Valley, Greater Geraldton, Irwin.