- Reference
- Sp.Pl. 1:204 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect perennial, herb, 0.3-1(-2) m high. Fl. cream-green-pink, Mar to Aug. Sandy soils, alluvium. Along rivers & creeks.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Trainor.
- IMCRA Regions
- Canning, Kimberley, Ningaloo.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.