Citation: Maiden & Betche, Census N.S.W. Pl. 72 (1916).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Hairy tails, lambs tails.

Description:
Plants more tenuous, with one to several lankier stems tufted from ground level, mostly erect, 10-35 rarely 50 cm tall, undivided or slightly branched; all leaves narrow-elliptic to linear-lanceolate, radical ones soon withering.

Spikes much shorter, depressed or hemispherical, then subglobose, to c. 4 cm diam., fragrant when fresh, the fewer flowers often loosely composed; bract and bracteoles to c. 8 mm' long, subglabrous; perianth less hairy; inner perianth-segments less densely pilose inside, tube shorter; staminal cup scarcely ciliate; ovary shorter-stipitate.

Published illustration: Benl (1959) Mitt. Bot. Mt2nchen 3:fig. 58; Williams (1984) Native plants of Queensland 2:241.

Distribution:    N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic. Flowering time: throughout the year, especially Oct. — March.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available