Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. Mag. 1: 49 (1807)
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Perennial, sometimes rhizomatous herb, with scapes c. 30–75 cm high. Leaves grass-like, tufted at base, c. erect, narrow-linear, 14–20(–40) cm long, 1–3 mm wide, usually glaucous, margins minutely and c. regularly serrate, thickened, sometimes recurved, apex aristate. Scapes increasingly glandular-pubescent from base to apex; flowers 10–25, in simple erect racemes. Calyx linear-lanceolate, 3–5 mm long, glandular-pubescent, lobes equal, shorter than tube, united into 2 lips; corolla c. 9 mm across, pale pink to deep lilac, lobes paired laterally, subequal, oblong, the posterior pair slightly narrower, labellum acute with short linear appendages, throat appendages 8 (6 prominent, 2 reduced), glandular; column c. 7 mm long; anthers dark-rimmed, pollen white; stigma oval, cushion-like. Capsule orbicular-oblong, 3–5 mm long; seeds c. 2 mm long, light brown. Flowers mostly Aug.–Nov.
Brid, CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, LoM, MonT, MuF, MuM, NIS, OtP, OtR, SnM, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim. Locally common in Victoria, in sandy or gravelly soils of heaths, woodlands and open-forests from near sea-level to lower montane areas.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
Murray Mallee | present | native | |
Wimmera | present | native | |
Glenelg Plain | present | native | |
Bridgewater | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Otway Plain | present | native | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | native | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
Otway Ranges | present | native | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | native | |
Monaro Tablelands | present | native | |
Highlands-Far East | present | native | |
Victorian Alps | present | native | |
Snowy Mountains | present | native |
State |
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South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |