Rusty Poison,
White Cryptandra
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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| Tintinara (NCP04) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Near Threatened [needs open areas, likes sandy soils] |
| Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [in Cox's Scrub & Monarto] |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii); D2) (Probable Decline) [habitat disturbance & loss] |
| Broughton (FLB02) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii)) (Probable Decline) [edge of range, likes sand & mallee] |
| Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii)) (Probable Decline) [edge of range, likes sand & mallee] |
| Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Data Deficient [1 undated record] |
| Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Near Threatened (Probable Decline) [likes sandy mallee] |
| St Vincent (EYB02) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii)) (Probable Decline) [likes sand and mallee] |
| Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern |
| Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern |
| Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern |
| South Olary Plain (MDD01) | Murray Darling Depression | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
| Murray Mallee (MDD02) | | Least Concern |
| Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Vulnerable (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii); D2) (Probable Decline) |
| Lowan Mallee (MDD04) | | Least Concern |
| Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Endangered (IUCN: EN B2ab(i,ii,iii); D) (Definite Decline) [possibly extinct; unlikely habitat] |
| Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [limited habitat] |
| Gawler Volcanics (GAW02) | | Least Concern |
| Yellabinna (GVD06) | Great Victoria Desert | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [limited habitat] |
| Tintinara (NCP04) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
| 2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Near Threatened , Rare |
| 4 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Vulnerable , Data Deficient |
| 5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Vulnerable |
| 4 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Rare , Vulnerable |
| Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Endangered (IUCN: EN B2ab(i,ii,iii); D) (Definite Decline) [possibly extinct; unlikely habitat] |
| 2 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Rare |
| Yellabinna (GVD06) | Great Victoria Desert | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [limited habitat] |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 3
Prior names
Trymalium leucophractum
Spyridium leucophractum
Cryptandra leucophracta
Common names
Rusty Poison
White Cryptandra
Etymology
Greek 'stenos' narrow, 'anthos' flower and 'leucos' white
Distribution and status
In mallee communities. Native.
Herbarium regions: Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Plant description
Spreading shrub to 40 cm high. Leaves obovate to obcordate, 4–8 mm long, 3–6 mm wide, both surfaces whitish or rusty-tomentose. Flowers in sessile heads 5–10 mm across, whitish spathulate floral leaves to 10 mm long. Flowers tubular 4-6 mm long, silky. Flowering September - October. Fruits are capsule obovoid, 2.5 mm long, the free part of the floral tube falling early; fruitlets coriaceous, opening by the suture.
