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Schoenia filifolia (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson

Reference
Nuytsia 8(3):373 (1992)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Jul to Nov. Sand, red clay, sandy loam. Swampy flats, salt flats, sub-coastal sand ridges, exposed flat valley beds.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cue, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Kellerberrin, Koorda, Kulin, Meekatharra, Mingenew, Morawa, Narembeen, Perth, Quairading, Three Springs, Trayning, Westonia, Yilgarn.