Dampiera wellsiana F.Muell.

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Mueller, F.J.H. von (1876), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 10(81): 12

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Rajput, M.T.M. & Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Dampiera. Flora of Australia 35: 48, figs 14, 17M, map 43
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nomenclatural synonym: Dampiera eriocephala var. concolor F.Muell. ex Benth.: 48
taxonomic synonym: Dampiera humilis F.Muell. ex E.Pritz.: 48
  Rajput, M.T.M. & Carolin, R.C. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Dampiera. Flora of Australia 35: 48, figs 14, 17M, map 43
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nomenclatural synonym: Dampiera eriocephala var. concolor F.Muell. ex Benth.: 48
taxonomic synonym: Dampiera humilis F.Muell. ex E.Pritz.: 48

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Description

Perennial herb to c. 25 cm tall, glabrous or glabrescent except flowers; stock thick, tufted. Leaves basal, obovate to elliptic, entire; lamina 2-7 cm long, 9-40 mm wide; petiole to 6 cm long. Flowers numerous, in loose heads usually branched at base and elongating into spikes 13-30 cm long when fruiting; bracteoles to 5 mm long; pedicel almost obsolete. Sepals reduced to tufts of silky hairs on ovary. Corolla 7-9 mm long; hairs outside silky, type ii, white; wings c. 1.5 mm wide, smaller above auricle; calli 4-11 per row. Ovary 1.5-2 mm long. Fruit ellipsoidal, c. 2 mm long.

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Phenology

Flowers Aug.-Nov.

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Chromosome Numbers

n = 9 (as Dampiera humilis ), W.J.Peacock, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 88: 11 (1963). Chromosome vouchers are W.J.Peacock 6097.1 , 60844.7 , 60815.1 , 6096.1 (SYD).

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Distribution

Occurs in W.A. from the Murchison R. region S to the Darling Ra. and E to Lake Grace.

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Habitat

Grows in gravel, sandy loam and lateritic soil.

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

W.A.: c. 20 km E of Mullewa, E.A.Shaw 636 (AD); 21 km N of Bencubbin, W.E.Blackall 3318 (PERTH); Cowcowing district, M.Koch 1258 (PERTH, NSW); Ardath, R.C.Carolin 3130 (SYD); c. 1.5 km E of Lake Grace, K.Newbey 1021 (PERTH)

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Notes

Bracts are oblong-elliptic, 6-10 mm long, and obtuse. See note under Dampiera eriocephala .

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Source

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 35 (1992), a product of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

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Last updated: System; Feb 20, 2020 12:41 Status: Legacy

Author - M.T.M.Rajput, R.C.Carolin

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Cite this profile as: M.T.M.Rajput, R.C.Carolin. Dampiera wellsiana, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Dampiera%20wellsiana [Date Accessed: 19 September 2025]