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Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (Choisy) D.F.Austin

Reference: Taxon 26:237 (1977)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Upright shrub (with stout stems and milky latex), to 3.5 m high. Fl. purple-blue-pink, Apr to Sep.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Keep, Pentecost, Tanami Desert, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Carnarvon, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.