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Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson

Reference
Telopea 3:178 (1978)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent to erect terrestrial or aquatic perennial, herb, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. pink, Feb to Jun or Nov to Dec. Sand & clayey peaty sand. Winter-wet areas, creeks, lakes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 May 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Northern Kimberley, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Lesueur Sandplain, Mitchell, Northern Jarrah Forest, Pentecost, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Busselton, Cambridge, Canning, Capel, Cockburn, Dandaragan, Derby-West Kimberley, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Melville, Nannup, Stirling, Swan, Victoria Park, Vincent, Wanneroo, Waroona.