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Spermacoce brachystema Benth.

Reference: Fl.Austral. 3:439 (1867)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect sub-shrub or herb, 0.1-0.5(-0.8) m high. Fl. white/blue, Mar to Aug. Variety of soils.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Gascoyne, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Augustus, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Pentecost.
IMCRA Regions: Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, East Pilbara, Wyndham-East Kimberley.