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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Crotalaria novae-hollandiae DC. subsp. novae-hollandiae

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub (with usually greyish appressed hairs or glabrous), 0.3-2 m high. Fl. yellow, Jan to Nov. Sandy soils. Variety of habitats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.