- Reference
- Sp.Pl. 1:447 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Decumbent or ascending annual, herb, 0.05-0.2(-0.5) m high, flowers solitary, hypanthium without pigmented spots at base, petals 2-4 mm long. Fl. pink-purple, Sep to Dec or Jan. Peaty sand, sandy clay. Moist disturbed habitats.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Carlisle, Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
- IMCRA Regions
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Cambridge, Canning, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Coolgardie, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kellerberrin, Kulin, Manjimup, Menzies, Murchison, Murray, Narrogin, Northampton, Pingelly, Plantagenet, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn, York.