- Reference
- J.Roy.Soc.Western Australia 47:63 (1964)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Four
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Hemispherical, procumbent shrub, 0.03-0.2 m high. Fl. blue, Oct to Dec. White/grey sand.
Scientific Description
Stems unribbed. Leaves compressed, 4-7 mm long, 0.2-0.4 mm wide, Indumentum present, with dense, glandular hairs; margins entire. Bracteoles absent. Pedicel pedicellate, Pedicel length the pedicels 2-4 mm long, Indumentum present, Hair type with absent hairs. Calyx lobes present, Calyx length 4.5-5 mm long, hairy, with sparse, simple hairs. Corolla blue, 8-10 mm long, without auricles, not spurred, hairy on the outside, with sparse, simple hairs, hairy on the inside; central lobes 2.5-3.5 mm long, with wings; outer lobes 2.5-2.7 mm long, wings present on both sides, 0.3-0.5 mm wide. Anthers free. Ovary inferior, not gibbose; style 4.7-7 mm long, hairy; indusium single, hairy; ovules more than two. Flowers in October, November and December. Occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt (AW) IBRA Region(s), of the South West (SW) Botanical Province. Conservation Code: Conservation code Priority Four (P4).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest.
- IBRA Subregions
- Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Beverley, Corrigin, Dumbleyung, Kulin, Quairading, Wagin, Wickepin.