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Sarcostemma viminale subsp. australe (R.Br.) P.I.Forst.
Caustic Bush

This name is not current. Find out more information on related names.

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 5:64 (1992)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Erect, tangled or sprawling, succulent shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. white/cream-yellow-green, Jan to Nov. Often red lateritic soils, sandy soils over sandstone or limestone.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 October 1996
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