Fl. Austral. 5: 97 (1870) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Spreading shrub, 0.4–2 m high, to 2.5 m diam., strongly aromatic; branches densely covered with spreading hairs. Leaves narrowly ovate to narrowly elliptic, 10–30 mm long, 1.5–6 mm wide, mid-green, moderately to densely covered in c. spreading, coarse, rigid hairs on upper surface, densely glandular on lower surface, base shortly attenuate, margin entire, recurved to strongly revolute, apex subacute; petiole 0.5–2 mm long. Flowers in a terminal racemose inflorescence that is often leafy basally; bracteoles persistent, c. 2 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide. Calyx 5–7 mm long, tube c. 3 mm long, adaxial lobe 2–4 mm long (slightly enlarged in fruit); corolla dark mauve, 8–10 mm long; anther appendage c. 0.5 mm long. Flowers spring.
CVU, EGL, EGU, GipP, Gold, GGr, HNF, HSF, VAlp, VVP. Scattered but uncommon, usually in elevated rocky sites in woodland and open-forest communities.
Apparent hybrids between P. hirtula and P. rhombea are known from the Wellington River valley, near Mt Margaret.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
| Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
| Goldfields | present | native | |
| Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
| Greater Grampians | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
| East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
| Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
| Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
| Victorian Alps | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| New South Wales |
| Australian Capital Territory |
| Victoria |
