- Reference
- Sp.Pl. 2:796-797 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Slender rhizomatous, biennial or perennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. yellow, mainly Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. A serious weed of cultivation.

Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
- IMCRA Regions
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Bruce Rock, Canning, Capel, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Coorow, Corrigin, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Esperance, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Moora, Narembeen, South Perth, Swan, Wanneroo, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yilgarn.