Philotheca nodiflora subsp. latericola Paul G.Wilson

Scientific Description

Shrub, spines absent; branchlets smooth, without distinct raised glands, +/- cylindrical in cross-section, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped). Leaves alternate, simple, 7-12 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, flat, the margins revolute, smooth, without distinct raised glands, covered in hairs or scales, with stellate (star shaped) hairs. Flowers in terminal, loose clusters (cymes or panicles); pedicels 2-3 mm long; calyx present, 4-6 mm long, smooth, without distinct raised glands, covered in hairs or scales, the hairs stellate (star-shaped); corolla pink or purple, petals five, 6-9 mm long, imbricate (overlapping), free, hairy on the surfaces; stamens twice as many as petals, 3-3.5 mm long, smooth, hairy; anthers 0.7 mm long, with an appendage. Flowers in September and November. Occurs in the South-West Botanical Province, in the Jarrah Forest IBRA region(s).