Salt River, near Cape Knob [W.A.], G. Maxwell; holo: MEL.

Erect shrub to 1 m tall. Leaves filiform to narrowly lanceolate, 4–25 mm long, 0.4–1.5 mm wide, ascending, ± spreading, glabrous, ± velutinous at base. Inflorescence an axillary spike of up to 10 flowers; peduncle 7–60 mm long, tomentose; bracteoles ovate to orbicular, 1.5–3 mm long, 1.5–3 mm wide, blue, tomentose, with a ciliate margin and an acute apex. Perianth grey-blue to deep blue, puberulous or tomentose; tube 1.5–3.5 mm long, tomentose; upper lip ovate, 3–4.6 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide, with a revurved, acute, sparsely pubescent apex; lower lip united for 2.2–3.2 mm; lobes deltoid, 0.5–1.4 mm long, 0.4–0.8 mm wide, with a recurved, acute apex. Nut 2–2.8 mm long, 1.8–2.4 mm wide, tan to orange, puberulous; circumference hairs 0.5–1.25 mm long, cream to orange; apex cream, puberulous; central tuft 1.2–1.8 mm long, rust-coloured or orange.

Widespread in southern W.A., especially in the Albany–Stirling Range area.

Three subspecies are recognised.

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 16 (1995), 17A (2000) and 17B (1999), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia