Lambertia inermis

Location & distribution maps

Plant  information

Common name:         Noongar chittick

Conservation status: unkown

Etymology:   

Flowers:                            

• Flowers from spring to winter

Leaves:         

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A shrub to 6 m high

Habitat:   

• It grows on a variety of soils from sand to gravel

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to south-west Western Australia

• Grows near the south coast from west of Albany through to around Esperance, extending between 50 and 200 km inland from the coast

Additional notes:     

• A more complete description is given in Florabase and Australian Flora online

• There are two varieties:

  • Lambertia inermis var. drummondii (Fielding & Gardner) Hnatiuk - with yellow flowers

  • Lambertia inermis R.Br. var. inermis - with orange-red flowers

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambertia_inermis (2023)