- Reference
- Sketch Veg.Swan R. 36 (1840)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Lignotuberous shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. red, Feb or Jul to Dec. Laterite, gravel, sand, sandy clay. Jarrah forest.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.2-1 m high. Leaves alternate, 25-95 mm long, 3-5 mm wide, hairy; lamina flat, entire, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences red; innermost bracts 6-7 mm long; peduncles 3-4 mm long. Perianth 30-35 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 37-40 mm long, pollen presenter distinctly flattened, style hairy. Flowers in February, July, August, September, October, November or December. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) or South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Hampton (HAM), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Jarrah Forest (JF) or Warren (WAR) IBRA subregion(s).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Busselton, Capel, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Perth, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Toodyay, Wandering, Waroona.