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Laxmannia arida Keighery

Reference
Fl.Australia 45:491,Figs 81c-d (1987)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Loosely tufted, stilt-rooted perennial, herb, 0.18-0.3 m high. Fl. green-brown/white, Jul to Oct. Yellow or red sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 June 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Murchison, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Mukinbudin, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.