- Reference
- Fragm. 8:18 (1873)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. cream-yellow, Jul to Sep. White, grey or yellow sand, clay.
Scientific Description
Leaves flat, 50-350 mm long, 1.3-1.5 mm wide; bristles or hairs on the leaf margin absent, flexuose and soft; hairs on the surface of the leaf present. Scape present, hairy, 45-80 mm long. Inflorescence subtended by a bract 10-14 mm long, with several flowers; floral bracts 5.5-8 mm long; pedicels present, 2-4.5 mm long; flowers 10-10.5 mm long. Perianth hairy, radially symmetrical, uniformly coloured, yellow, with six more or less equal tepals, the inner segments 4.5-7.5 mm long. Stamens six, in one level; filaments 1-2 mm long; anther 2.8-4 mm long, without an appendage. Style 6.5-7.5 mm long. Flowers in July, August or September. Occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain, Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest IBRA bioregion(s), of the South-west Botanical Province.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Irwin, Moora, Three Springs, Victoria Plains.