Australian Systematic Botany 21: 286 (2008) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Threat status:Victoria: endangered (e)
Branchlets moderately to densely glandular-verrucose. Leaves narrow- to linear-cuneate, 1.3–2.5 mm wide, 4–11 mm long, apex retuse to obcordate, margins slightly to strongly recurved or revolute, usually glandular-verrucose; upper surface matt, glandular-verrucose, midrib flat to weakly impressed; lower surface densely silvery-lepidote, midrib not prominent, not or sparsely glandular-verrucose. Pedicels 1.9–6.0 mm long. Calyx deeply hemispherical, 0.9–1.6 mm long, 1.8–3 mm wide, silvery-lepidote.
LoM, MuM, Wim. Also SA, Qld, NSW. Confined to mallee woodland between Lake Boga, Ultima and Lalberrt, north-west Victoria.
Formerly more widespread through the Victorian mallee, but becoming seriously depleted through clearing for agriculture and now apparently restricted to a few small populations totalling fewer than 50 plants.
| Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
| Murray Mallee | present | native | |
| Wimmera | present | native |
| State |
|---|
| South Australia |
| Queensland |
| New South Wales |
| Victoria |
