- Reference
- Nuytsia 1:383-384 (1974)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect, lignotuberous shrub, 0.4-1.5 m high. Fl. cream & red & pink, Mar or Aug to Dec. White sand.
Scientific Description
Shrubs, 0.3-1.5 m high. Leaves alternate, 10-25 mm long, glabrous; lamina terete, once divided or twice or more divided, tripartitely divided, divided to the midrib, with glands at the leaf (or leaf lobe) apex. Inflorescences red or pink; innermost bracts 3-5 mm long; peduncles 2-5.5 mm long. Perianth 16-24 mm long, hairy; ovary hairy; pistil 18-27 mm long, pollen presenter erect, style glabrous. Flowers in March, April, May, June, July, August or December. Occurs in the Eremaean (ER) or South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Coolgardie (COO) or Mallee (MAL) IBRA subregion(s). : Conservation code Priority Three (P3).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Coolgardie, Mallee.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Dundas, Esperance, Lake Grace.