- Reference
- Fragm. 6:5-6 (1867)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rosetted perennial, herb, 0.08-0.36 m high, Leaves tufted, linear, 1.5-13.5 cm long, 0.6-2.3 mm wide, apex mucronate, margin involute, scabrous. Membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. Scape glabrous. Inflorescence head-like. Fl. white, Aug to Nov. Sand over limestone or laterite. Sandplain heath, Banksia low woodland, Eucalyptus shrubland.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mingenew, Plantagenet, Swan, Three Springs, Wanneroo.