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Commelina ciliata Stanley

Reference: Austrobaileya 3:238 (1990)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prostrate or semi-prostrate perennial or annual, herb, to 0.7 m high. Fl. blue, Mar to Aug. Clay, black soils. Floodplains, creeks.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.