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Schoenia filifolia subsp. subulifolia (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
Showy Everlasting

Reference
Nuytsia 8(3):375 (1992)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Sep to Oct. Pale yellow-grey-brown clay. Swampy flats, tops of breakaways, crabholes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 June 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Perth.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Greater Geraldton, Mingenew, Morawa, Perth, Three Springs.