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Acanthocarpus robustus A.S.George

Reference: Fl.Australia 46:222,Figs 23 I-M (1986)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, herb, 0.2-0.7(-1) m high. Fl. white, Jun or Aug. Red, pink or yellow sand. Sand dunes.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions: Cape Range, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions: Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Northampton, Shark Bay.