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- Reference
- Nuytsia 12:152-154, Fig. 12 (1998)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Not Current
Erect shrub, 0.2-0.75 m high. Fl. pink, Jul to Sep. Loamy sand. Plains.
Scientific Description
Shrub, Spines absent, Surface smooth, without distinct raised glands, Shape in cross-section +/- cylindrical. Indumentum Presence covered in hairs or scales or glabrous, Type stellate (star shaped) hairs. Leaves Position opposite or whorled, Indumentum glabrous, Complexity simple, Cross section of leaves or leaflets flat, Margins flat or revolute, Surface smooth, without distinct raised glands, Stipular excrescences absent. Length mm long 4-15. Width mm wide 0.6-1. Inflorescences flowers axillary, solitary. Pedicel length mm long 0.5-4. Calyx Presence present, Warty (pustulate) absent. Indumentum Presence covered in hairs or scales, Type stellate (star shaped) hairs. Length mm long 2.5-4. Corolla lobes Colour pink, Number four, Petals valvate (meeting edge to edge) not valvate (overlapping), Corolla lobes (fused into tube) not connate, Prominent raised glands absent. Indumentum Presence hairy on the surfaces. Length mm long 5-9. Stamens Number twice as many as petals. Filaments Surface warty with prominent raised glands. Indumentum Presence ciliate. Length mm long 1.5-2. Anthers Appendage present. Length mm long 1-1.2. Flowering Time July, August or September. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Coolgardie or Mallee. Conservation Code Priority Two (P2).