Citation: Hallier f., Bot. Jb. 16:528 (1893).

Synonymy: Breweria rosea F. Muell., Fragm. Phyt. Aust. 1:233 (1859)!

Common name: None

Description:
Hirsute perennial with erect and ascending stems to 60 cm; leaves shortly petiolate, orbicular to broadly elliptic, 7-15 x 6-13 mm, obtuse to emarginate, mucronulate, base rounded.

Inflorescence axillary, flowers solitary or in cymes, peduncle and pedicels usually less than 1 mm long; bracteoles small and inconspicuous; outer sepals ovate-acuminate, acute, 5-8 mm long; inner sepals slightly shorter and more acuminate; corolla tubular-campanulate, pink or white, 12-15 mm long, limb 8-12 mm broad, with hirsute mid-petaline bands; stamens inserted 3-4 mm above the base of the corolla; filaments 4-5 mm long, hairy at the base; ovary villous in the upper half; styles unequal length, stigmas capitate.

Capsule conical, hirsute at the apex, shorter than the sepals.

	Flowering branch, flower and pistil.
Image source: fig. 526A in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Erickson et al. (1973) Flowers and plants of Western Australia, fig. 468.

Distribution:  On red and yellow sands, often with Triodia.   W.Aust.; N.T. Conservation status: native Flowering time: July — Oct.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: The central Australian specimens differ from the type, which was collected in W.Aust., in having smaller flowers and bracts, and these populations may prove specifically distinct.

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