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Rhodanthe pygmaea (DC.) Paul G.Wilson

Reference
Nuytsia 8(3):398 (1992)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent to ascending annual, herb, 0.01-0.1(-0.21) m high. Fl. white, Jul to Oct. Clay, sandy clay, sandy soils. Winter-wet depressions, wetlands, undulating plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 June 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cuballing, Cue, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Leonora, Menzies, Merredin, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Northam, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Sandstone, Tammin, Toodyay, Trayning, Wagin, Westonia, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.