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Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br.
Leafless Ballart

Reference
Prodr. 357 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Leafless, divaricately branched shrub, 1-5 m high, hemiparasitic on roots. Fl. yellow-green, Apr to May or Sep to Nov or Jan. Rocky loam, clay-loam, calcareous soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cue, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Exmouth, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Quairading, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Trayning, Westonia, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.