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Corynotheca pungens R.J.F.Hend.
Spiny Sand Lily

Reference
Fl.Australia 45:304, Figs 70K, 96H-I (1987)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted, tangled perennial, herb or shrub, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. white-pink, Feb or Jul to Aug. Yellow or red sand, sandy clay. Sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 June 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Roebourne, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore), Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne.