- Reference
- Bot.Jahrb.Syst. 35:590 (1905)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rosetted perennial, herb, 0.12-0.38 m high, Leaves tufted, linear, 5-25 cm long, 0.7-1.5 mm wide, apex acute, margin involute, glabrous or scabrous. Membraneous scale leaves present at base of mature leaves. Scape glandular throughout, pilose at base. Inflorescence racemose. Fl. white-cream, Aug to Oct. Deep sand or sandy loam over laterite. Hillslopes and crests, breakaways. Banksia woodland, heath, open Eucalypt woodland.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Moora, Plantagenet, Three Springs.