- Reference
- Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:371-372 (1845)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rosetted perennial, herb, 0.4-1 m high, Leaves tufted, narrowly oblanceolate, 15-60 cm long, 6.5-17 mm wide, apex acute, margin involute, glabrous. Membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. Scape glandular. Inflorescence racemose. Fl. white/pink-purple, Nov to Dec. Sandy loam or clayey sand, often with laterite gravel. Hillslopes. Eucalypt woodland, mallee shrubland.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Collie, Gnowangerup, Harvey, Nannup, Williams.