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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

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Ptilotus schwartzii Tate var. schwartzii

Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Perennial, herb or shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. white-pink-purple, Mar to Oct. Usually sandy, often stony soils. Plains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions: Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Rudall, Southern Cross, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Yilgarn.