- Reference
- Prodr. 184 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Slender, tufted annual, grass-like or herb, (0.07-)0.14-0.25(-0.38) m high. Fl. purple, Feb to Oct. Shallow soils over granite, laterite, sandstone or quartzite. Rocky or stony ridges or hills or gullies.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, Mackay, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.