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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. splendida (Hemsl.) Paul G.Wilson

Reference
Nuytsia 8(3):388 (1992)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual, herb, 0.1-0.6 m high. Fl. white/cream & yellow, Jul to Oct. Sand, clay, sandy clay, loam. Floodplains, along rivers & creeks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 5 June 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Cue, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Northampton, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yalgoo.