W of Red Kangaroo Hill, W.A., Nov. 1891, R. Helms; holo: AD; iso: MEL.
Leaves 20–35 cm long, 2–3 mm wide, biconvex. Scape 20–25 cm long, continuously covered with velvety hairs. Spathes 3–4 cm long, densely pubescent or velvety, never glabrescent.
Grows in semi-arid woodland and shrubland, apparently uncommon and seldom collected.
W.A.: Red Kangaroo Hill to Yilgarn, Nov. 1891, R. Helms (AD, NSW); Boorabbin National Park, 69.5 km E of Southern Cross on Great Eastern Hwy, T.D. Macfarlane 1116 (MEL, PERTH).
Author - D.A. Cooke
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Cite this profile as: D.A. Cooke. Patersonia rudis subsp. velutina, 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/Patersonia%20rudis%20subsp.%20velutina [Date Accessed: 15 March 2025]