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Peplidium aithocheilum W.R.Barker

Reference
J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 13: 88-89 (1990)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate terrestrial or floating aquatic annual, herb. Fl. pink, Apr to Sep. Gravelly sandy clay, clay. Lake edges, river banks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 January 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, McLarty, Southern Cross, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.