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Ferraria crispa Burm. subsp. crispa

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

Malodorous cormous, succulent perennial, herb, 0.1-0.4(-0.6) m high. Fl. purple-brown-black, Jul to Nov. Loam, grey sandy soils, often over limestone. Dunes, road verges, wasteland.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Cockburn, Cunderdin, Harvey, Mundaring, Murray, Nedlands, Perth, South Perth, Victoria Park.