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- Reference
- Lam., Encycl. Suppl. 4:620 (1816)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Not Current
Erect annual, herb, 0.15-1.3 m high. Fl. green-white, Apr to Oct. Loamy & clayey soils. Periodically flooded areas.
Scientific Description
Annuals, stems several, more or less erect, glabrescent or glabrous, with nodose hairs. Leaves present, 10-160 mm long, 2-15 mm wide, glabrescent or glabrous, with nodose hairs; basal rosette absent; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes green, white or pink, ovoid or cylindrical, solitary, with densely arranged flowers. Bracts 4.8-6 mm long, colourless, glabrous, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Bracteoles 4.6-5.8 mm long, colourless, glabrous, awned or mucronate, with a prominent midrib. Outer tepals 14.8-19 mm long, entire. Inner tepals 14.8-18.8 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style 13-18 mm long, straight, obliquely fixed to ovary. Distribution: South West, Northern and Eremaean Botanical Region; IBRA regions: Dampierland, Ord Victoria Plains.