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Chrysocephalum pterochaetum F.Muell.

Reference: Linnaea 25: 416 (1852)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Perennial, herb or shrub, 0.15-0.8(-1) m high. Fl. yellow, Jan to Dec. Red sandy or loamy soils, sandstone.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Nullarbor, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions: Augustus, Carlisle, Central, Chichester, Dune Field, Fortescue, Hamersley, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, Nullarbor Plain, Shield.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, East Pilbara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Meekatharra, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku.