- Reference
- Prodr. 280 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, perennial, herb, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. blue-purple-violet, Aug to Dec or Jan or Apr. Variety of soils, laterite, granite, limestone.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Cape Range, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Exmouth, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Kwinana, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, Subiaco, Swan, Tammin, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.