Erect shrub, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. pink-white, Aug to Oct. Stony or clay loam, sandy clay, sand. Granite or limestone hills, clay flats, lateritic rises.
Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, South-West Province.
IBRA Regions: Coolgardie, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Mardabilla.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Dundas.
Shrub. Stems hairy. Leaves 30-76 mm long, 6-15 mm wide, not lobed; margins entire; indumentum present, with stellate hairs; stipules apparently absent, even from youngest leaves. Perianth of two whorls but the corolla reduced to small scales or tiny lobes at the base of the ovary. Pedicel present, 2-2.6 mm long; indumentum present, with stellate hairs. Epicalyx (extra segments or 'bracteoles' immediately below the calyx) present, 3.8-4.2 mm long, the lobes free, indumentum present, stellate hairs present. Calyx pink or white, 6-9.3 mm long, the lobes fused less than half their length, stellate hairs present. Corolla 1-1.2 mm long, glabrous. Stamens five, free and inserted at the base of the ovary; filaments present, 0.3-1.8 mm long; anthers 1.6-2.2 mm long. Staminodes absent. Ovary hairs or scales present, stellate hairs present; style 1, with a lobed or capitate stigma, 2.4-2.5 mm long, with one style branches or lobes, hairy for most of length. Flowering time August, September or October. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Coolgardie.
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