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Chamaescilla corymbosa (R.Br.) Benth. var. corymbosa

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

Tuberous, rosetted perennial, herb, 0.05-0.2 m high. Fl. blue, Jul to Dec. Sand, gravel, clay, lateritic soils, granite, often wet.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 June 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Belmont, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Canning, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Kalamunda, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Mingenew, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Wyalkatchem, York.