- Reference
- Ann.Sci.Nat., Bot. Ser.3,9:305-306 (1848)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect or leaning annual, herb, 0.2-0.6 m high, anthers as long as, or longer than the filaments, sepals bearing stalked glands 0.3-0.5 mm long. Fl. purple/white/yellow, Mar to Jun. Sandy soils. Savannah woodland, river and creek margins, watersheds.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Tanami Desert.
- IMCRA Regions
- Canning, Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.