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Rostellularia adscendens var. pogonanthera (F.Muell.) R.M.Barker

Reference: J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 9:265 (1986)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect to decumbent, spreading perennial, herb or shrub, 0.15-0.5 m high. Fl. blue-purple/pink, Mar or May to Oct. Red sand, rocky loam, clay. Sandplains, rocky hills & gullies.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Ranges, Gibson Desert, Ord Victoria Plain.
IBRA Subregions: Dune Field, Mann-Musgrave Block, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Halls Creek, Ngaanyatjarraku.