- Reference
- Fragm. 6:230 (1868)
- Conservation Code
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Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Small herb. Fl. white.
Scientific Description
Perennial herbs, stems single, more or less erect, glabrescent, with verticillate hairs. Leaves present, (3-)5-6 mm long, 8-30 mm wide, glabrous; basal rosette present; cauline leaves alternate. Spikes pink, cylindrical, solitary, with loosely arranged or densely arranged flowers. Bracts 5-5.5 mm long, coloured, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Bracteoles 5.9-6.5 mm long, coloured, hairy, not awned or mucronate, with an obscure midrib. Outer tepals 10.5-11.5 mm long, entire. Inner tepals 9.5-10.5 mm long, with a basal tuft of hairs on inner face. Style 1.8-2.2 mm long, curved, obliquely fixed to ovary. Distribution: Eremaean Botanical Region.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Gosnells, Plantagenet.