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Ptilotus drummondii var. minor (Nees) Benl

Reference
Mitt.Bot.Staatssamml.München 2:408 (1958)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to spreading perennial, herb, 0.1-0.6 m high. Fl. white-cream-pink, Jul to Oct. Red sandy or loamy, sometimes stony soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 May 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Cue, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Kent, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Northampton, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Swan, Three Springs, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.