About Dampiera alata Lindl.
Dampiera alata Lindl. is a perennial herb that reaches up to 40 centimeters in height. Most of the plant has no surface covering, with the exception of its inflorescence. Its stems are flat, winged, and 3 to 13 millimeters wide, with distinct ribs along the margin of each wing. Its leaves are sessile, meaning they do not grow on stalks, and their leaf blades measure 18 to 49 millimeters long by 3.5 to 16 millimeters wide. Flowers of this species grow in panicles, and the inflorescence branches are usually solitary. Bracteoles are 2.5 to 4 millimeters long and covered in dense intertwined hairs. Sepals are 1 to 1.5 millimeters long, ovate to elliptic in shape, and are mostly hidden by hairs. The corolla is 12 to 16 millimeters long and has hairs on its outer surface. The ovary is 2 to 2.5 millimeters long, humped (swollen on one side), and sometimes covered in dense intertwined hairs. The fruit is 3 to 4 millimeters in diameter, humped (swollen on one side), wrinkled, and hairy. This species mainly flowers from August to November. It occurs in south-west Western Australia, where it grows on sand plains.
