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Rhodanthe polycephala (A.Gray) Paul G.Wilson

Reference
Nuytsia 8(3):404 (1992)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb. Fl. yellow, Sep to Oct. Skeletal stony loam, red sandy soils, laterite, sandstone. Ironstone hills, scree slopes, plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 June 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Chapman Valley, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Kulin, Meekatharra, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Quairading, Shark Bay, Victoria Plains, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.