- Reference
- London J.Bot. 2:418 (1843)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous and bulbaceous, perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.25-0.8 m high. Fl. green/purple, Sep to Nov. White, grey, peaty or black sand, red loam, clay, limestone, granite. Sand dunes, scree slopes, outcrops.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Edel, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
- IMCRA Regions
- Eucla, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Claremont, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Merredin, Moora, Mundaring, Nannup, Narrogin, Perth, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, South Perth, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling, Yilgarn, York.