- Reference
- Contr.New South Wales Natl.Herb. 4:418 (1973)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Prostrate herb. Fl. yellow & purple/black. Sandy soils. Flats, ridges.
Scientific Description
Twining or climbing plants. Stems terete, not spiny, hairy; pustules or glands absent. Leaves or phylloclades clearly present, compound, alternate, not continuous with stem, 8-15 mm long, hairy, with simple hairs, flat with flat margins; margins entire; tubercles absent, pinnately arranged, terminal leaflet absent, sessile; pustules or glands absent. Stipules present and persistent to older leaves, 2-5 mm long, without glands, ribless. Bracteoles present and persistent. Corolla multicoloured, mostly yellow or brown, with some yellow or brown spots, streaks or blotches. Stamens ten. Fruit 20-30 mm long, 5-7 mm wide, glabrous. Flowers in April, May, July and August. Occurs in the Eremaean Botanical Province, in the Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Central Ranges, Murchison and Great Victorian Desert IBRA regions.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, Trainor.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.