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Centrolepis polygyna (R.Br.) Hieron.
Wiry Centrolepis

Reference
Abh.Naturf.Ges.Halle 12:210 (1873)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted reddish annual, herb, 0.01-0.07 m high. Fl. Jul to Dec. Sandy clay, sand, granite. Winter-wet depressions, seepage areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 July 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Menzies, Mingenew, Morawa, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.