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Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke

Reference: Bonplandia 5:295 (1857)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Annual or perennial, herb or shrub, 0.2-0.5(-1.5) m high. Fl. yellow, Jun or Aug. Black soil, calcrete. Adjacent to swamps, around springs, on disturbed levee crest.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Keep, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.