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Acanthocarpus verticillatus A.S.George

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

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, herb, to 0.6 m high. Fl. white, Jul to Aug. Red sand, gravel, limestone, clayey loam.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 July 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Edel, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Karratha, Shark Bay.