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- Reference
- Fl.Austral. 1:322 (1863)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Not Current
Low spreading shrub, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. white, Aug to Nov. White sand, lateritic soils.
Scientific Description
Shrub, Spines absent, surface smooth, without distinct raised glands, cross-section +/- cylindrical. Indumentum Presence covered in hairs or scales, Type stellate (star shaped) hairs. Leaves Position opposite, Indumentum covered in hairs or scales, Indumentum type stellate (star shaped) hairs, Complexity compound, Cross section of leaves or leaflets flat, Margins flat, Surface smooth, without distinct raised glands, Stipular excrescences absent. Length mm long 5-8. Leaflets Number of leaflets 3, Length 4-7, Width 0.5. Inflorescences flowers axillary, solitary. Pedicel length mm long 1-2. Calyx Presence present. Indumentum Presence covered in hairs or scales or glabrous, Type stellate (star shaped) hairs. Length mm long 1.5-2. Corolla lobes Colour white or cream, Number four, Petals valvate (meeting edge to edge) not valvate (overlapping), Corolla lobes (fused into tube) not connate, Prominent raised glands absent. Indumentum Presence hairy on the surfaces or glabrous. Length mm long 2-4. Stamens Number twice as many as petals. Filaments Surface warty with prominent raised glands. Indumentum Presence ciliate. Flowering Time October or November. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Mallee, Esperance or Geraldton.